I could spend hours explaining how it works. It's very dangerous. I hope Trump doesn't make things worse for the Palestinian people because of Netanyahu, who I consider a war criminal indicted by the ICC. And it has to be said that the state of Palestine should be established on the 4 June 1967 borders, according to international law, as the only way to peace.
The only way for Europe to ensure peace on its borders with the Middle East is through a two-state solution. By the way, there is only one obstacle to that, and that is the veto of the United States in the UN Security Council. So if you want to have some influence, tell the United States to lift the veto. You are together with 180 countries of the world. The only ones that oppose a Palestinian state are the United States, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and Paraguay.
So this is a place where Europe could have a big impact. Europe has been silent on the JCPOA and Iran. Netanyahu's biggest dream is a war between the US and Iran. He hasn't given up, and it's not out of the question that it will happen either. And that's because the US has no independent foreign policy in this regard. It's run by Israel.
That's tragic. It's astonishing. And it could end. Trump may say he wants to take foreign policy back into his own hands. He might. I hope he does. Finally, let me just say that China is not the enemy. China is just a success story. That's why the United States views it as an enemy. Because China's economy is bigger than the United States. That's it.
American economist Jeffrey Sachs speaking at the European Parliament
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