Israel and the Obama Doctrine

When President Obama announced his Middle East policy, as it relates to the State of Israel and Palestinians, the Obama Doctrine is in essence a policy of anti-freedom.  As is usually the case with the President and foreign policy, his plan also came with controversy.  His plan comes down to a two-state solution with the 1967 borders for both Israel and a Palestinian state.  What does it all mean?

First, I think this Middle East policy makes the definition of the Obama Doctrine clearer.  As I view the Obama Doctrine, it has two parts.  Under the Barack Obama Administration, the United States government will:

1. Reject American Exceptionalism, seek to limit American leadership in the world, and expand the use of unelected international organizations; and
2. Come to the aid of the “victims” of United States, Western, and Capitalist imperialism.

An example of rejecting and limiting American Exceptionalism and leadership is its lack of leadership within the NATO structure in the fight in Libya, and throughout the "Arab Spring."  Another example is putting people like Harold Koh, Legal Advisor to the State Department, in the Administration who believes in putting international law above US law.  An example of part two of the Obama Doctrine would be this Administration’s willingness to negotiate with evil regimes like Iran or Venezuela without preconditions, or siding with the Palestinians over Israel.

Next, how is Israel supposed to view this new American policy?  This plan shrinks the State of Israel, and takes East Jerusalem away from Israel and gives it to the Palestinians.  What does Israel get out of this plan?  Israel gets to live in peace, supposedly.  If the Obama Administration really believes that, then they are even more naïve than I thought.  On some level, the President obviously believes that if we give the Palestinians what they want, then they will live in peace next to Israel.  However, because of part two of the Obama Doctrine, I believe Obama views Israel as an imperialist oppressor backed by the Great Imperialist: The United States.  The obvious choice on which Obama is going to support is whom he views as “victims” to Western imperialism.  In the case of this new American policy, Obama views the Palestinians as the “victims.”

Finally, will this new policy ever happen?  In the end, no it will not.  Thank God, literally.  As a Christian, I do not believe God would allow anything to happen to Israel.  Although, to be theologically correct, I believe the Israel that God protects does not necessarily mean an Israel tied within tangible borders.  However, with that said where the State of Israel is today is the land that God gave them.  Another reason this plan will not happen is that it is far too radical.  The Obama Administration has the entire pro-Israel lobby, which is huge, plus the vast majority of the Jewish community (if not all of them) thinks they were snubbed by Obama.  Who overwhelmingly supported Obama in 2008?  The Jewish community.  Is this how Obama repays them for their support?

I submit to you, the Obama Administration will begin to walk back this plan.  I do not think He will fully renounce it, but I think he will stop pushing the radical aspects of the plan (the 1967 borders) and only push the two-state solution part, which is not a change in policy.  I do not think he will necessarily support Israel, I think he will still view them as imperialists, he will just try to help the Palestinians a different way.  If I am wrong, then Barack Obama is more of an ideologue than a pragmatist.