The violent events in Israel/Palestine over the past month have elicited a rare display of unity and solidarity among Palestinians across the country and around the world, from the occupied West Bank and Gaza, to ’48 Palestinians who carry Israeli citizenship, to the diaspora.
In contrast, Jewish-Israeli society is more divided than ever – and despite the clear advantage that Israeli forces have in terms of weaponry over Palestinian resistance groups, they have been acting in an uncoordinated manner. The Israeli “divide and conquer” strategy is failing.
Israelis have been sharing on social media and blogs an old interview with Sara Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, recorded two decades ago, after her husband failed to maintain leadership of the Likud Party.
His successor, Ariel Sharon, provocatively entered al-Aqsa Mosque in 2000, one of the main triggers of the Second Intifada. The violence and the collapse of peace negotiations toppled the Ehud Barak government and propelled Sharon to the prime minister’s office. In the interview from 2002, Sarah Netanyahu said
— source middleeasteye.net | Shir Hever | May 22, 2021