American political scientist John Mirsheimer said that by showing Washington’s mistake regarding the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have gained support around the world. He said this in a conversation with former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Andrew Napolitano on the YouTube channel “Judging Freedom”.
“They (Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. – ed.) exposed the argument that the United States, which had or has the primary responsibility for trying to resolve this conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, has failed. We have indeed failed,” John Mearsheimer said.
The political scientist noted that the position of Russia and China, which enjoys worldwide support, is that the situation could have been avoided if the international community had been even more involved in the conflict resolution process.
The expert specified that in addition to blaming the United States for the causes of the conflict, Moscow and Beijing also showed America’s wrong actions already after the escalation happened.
“Instead of trying to resolve the conflict, calm the Israelis and try to work out at least some modus vivendi (Latin for temporary agreements – ed.), we are just adding fuel to the fire and aggravating an already difficult situation,” he added.
The arguments presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have resonated around the world. Including such an opinion is supported in the United States itself – among American Jews, who are extremely interested in the peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Let us recall that Lieutenant General Herzi Ha-Levi, Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, earlier admitted that the Israeli military on 7 October was unable to cope with the task on the day of the attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, i.e. to ensure the security of the country.