Voting on War!

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Three crucial elections will vote on the American-Iranian war by crowds that have become direct parties in supporting or stopping the war, and along the way, they determine fate and future. The first: the American elections where the midterm renewal of Congress takes place, where President Trump confirmed that the war will end after the American people say their word. If the vote is in favor of the Republicans, Iran will know that the American people have rallied around their leadership and find themselves facing a challenge they cannot withstand, making them more willing to make concessions at the negotiating table. This will position them positively towards the war, allowing for further destruction and striving for a victorious control over the 'Strait of Hormuz.' If the opposite happens, Trump will conclude that it is time to declare victory for what he has done in destroying Iran and then blame the allies regarding the Iranian manipulation of the straits (Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb); he will rely on the fact that Iran is still a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which prevents the possession of weapons but does not oppose the 'peaceful' use of radioactive elements. The matter will not exceed monitoring what Iran is doing.

The second is more explicit and takes place in Israel; it represents a direct stance from the Israeli people regarding the war with Iran and its allies by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right religious forces that complete the necessary majority for governance according to the Israeli political system (61 seats in the Knesset). The vote is not only about choosing the government, but it is a vote regarding the entire war, which has expanded from Gaza and Iran to Lebanon and Syria; it is a vote challenging the world that has voted for the necessity of following the two-state solution, where a Palestinian state is established alongside the Israeli state. It is a vote not only on the principle, as both the ruling and opposition parties have confirmed that if they win, they will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state; but also on the path towards the Palestinians in the West Bank, where 'displacement' operations are carried out through violence and settlements. The vote from a third side is based on the extent of the secularism of the Israeli state concerning the conscription of the 'Haredim' who refuse to enlist and dedicate themselves to prayers and supplications for the victory of the soldiers.

The Palestinian elections are the most complex and expressive at the same time of a torn and divided reality for a political elite that has remained unique in its inability to unify the Palestinian ranks and the collective Palestinian identity. The issue is not just between 'Fatah' and 'Hamas'; rather, it is within Fatah itself between the 'Marwan Barghouti' camp, which is concerned with overthrowing President Mahmoud Abbas's rule or its continuation; and the Hamas camp, which formally does not oppose the unity of Gaza and the West Bank but rather with a reality that always allows for the absolute control of the organization that has taken upon itself the decision of war. The division extends between those who emphasize the centrality and legitimacy of the elections and their importance in the current stage and those who, for many reasons, see that the elections carry within them everything that declares their illegitimacy. And there are many details to this matter?!

Quoted from "Al-Masry Al-Youm"