Suez war was indisputably a fiasco, an act of imperial madness. So is Brexit.


Avi Shlaim is an emeritus professor of international relations at Oxford University and the author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World.
Suez war was indisputably a fiasco, an act of imperial madness. So is Brexit.

The demise of the two-state has been evident for some time.

British policy towards Palestine reveals a persistent pro-Israeli bias, from Lord Balfour to Theresa May.

Anti-Zionism is deliberately conflated with anti-Semitism to suppress legitimate criticisms of Israeli policies.

Is there anything Obama can do to salvage his reputation in the remaining weeks of his lame-duck presidency?

Obama has every reason to throw his weight behind the Zionist Union in the lead up to the elections.
![An election campaign billboard shifts between images of Herzog and Netanyahu [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fc11a044dd094fd186298fac82b61c32_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Israel claims that its offensive on Gaza is a war on terror; in fact, it is an act of state terroris
![Hamas subscribes to a violent anti-Israeli ideology and it does have a military wing, but it is also a political party with a massive popular following, writes Shlaim [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201489122612141734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Violence in Gaza will persist until Israel is pressured to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories.
![Over 300 people have been killed in Gaza so far, most of them civilians [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014719154312478734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Despite high expectation for Barack Obama, the US president has not convinced Israel to cease settlement construction.
