Abbas Amanat

But nevertheless, it's for the Islamic Republic some kind of a propaganda tool to be able to use it for its own sake.

and claim that we are the champions of the Palestinian people.

Whether they have a solution, if you look at the rhetoric, if you listen to the rhetoric, it's the destruction of the state of Israel.

And that

it seems to me creates a certain anxiety in the minds of the Israelis, Israeli population, and Israeli government, particularly those who are now in power, Netanyahu, the Likud, and more kind of a right-wing politics of, polity of today's Israel.

That being said, I think also the Israelis try to get an extra mileage out of threat of Iran, quote unquote, in order to present themselves

a rightful to, for terms of security and whatever else, the way that they're treating the Palestinians, which I think is extremely unjust.

I think it's extremely unwise for Israel to carry on with these policies as they did since 67, at least, and not to try to come to terms with it.

Of course, there are huge amount of

I'm not denying that at all.

The huge amount of failures, mistakes, and stupidity on the side of the Palestinian leadership in various stages, not to try to make a deal.

or try to come to terms in some fashion.

But it's a very complex picture, and it's rather unfair to the Palestinians to accuse them for not coming to terms with Israel under very uneven circumstances, when they are not in a position to try to make a fair deal in terms of the territories,

or in terms of their security in future vis-a-vis Israel?

I tend to agree with you.

And I have all the respect for the fact that Israel would like to create security and happiness for its own people.

But there are two arguments.

One is a moral argument.

to my mind as a historian, Jews across around the world for all through their history suffered.

And this is a history of suffering.