Donald Trump, Kamala Harris must define Israel's 'occupation' of West Bank - opinion

Donald Trump , Kamala Harris must state their future administration’s policy for the Middle East , writes Aaron Miller .

Miller : Both campaigns should state how they perceive the Israeli -Palestinian conflict in the post-October 7 world.

Miller asks: Is the occupation any place Jews are sovereign in the Levant , as those who chant “From the river to the sea” Miller : Would a Trump or Harris administration rely on 2334 , 242 , or neither?.

If Trump wins in November , Biden could recognize a Palestinian state after the election but before Trump is sworn in.

How she defines Israel ’s presence over the 1949 Armistice Line (1967 Line) will determine the American position on two states for two peoples.

To the Palestinian Authority , ending the occupation means creating two Arab states.

The US - Israel relationship will continue to be strained as Israel is pressured into concessions.

If Israel returned the West Bank to PA control, Hamas control would lead to Lebanonization of West Bank under Iranian influence.

New Palestinian leaders must prove to Israelis and Americans they are committed to accepting a Jewish state.

They must end the pervasive incitement in their education system to one that teaches acceptance of a Jewish Israel .