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It was during Kissinger's tenure as Secretary of State that Nixon signed away part of American monetary sovereignty to Saudi Arabia through the petrodollar agreement.[https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/072915/how-petrodollars-affect-us-dollar.asp][https://www.fxcm.com/uk/insights/what-is-the-petrodollar/]
It was during Kissinger's tenure as Secretary of State that Nixon signed away part of American monetary sovereignty to Saudi Arabia through the petrodollar agreement.[https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/072915/how-petrodollars-affect-us-dollar.asp][https://www.fxcm.com/uk/insights/what-is-the-petrodollar/]
Kissinger’s final interview: forget a Palestinian State, let Jordan rule.
From the October 18 interview (anids the [[Swords of Iron]]):
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I am in favor of a peaceful outcome. I don’t see a peaceful outcome with Hamas involved in the conflict. I would favor negotiations between the Arab world and Israel. I do not see, especially after these events, that direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are very fruitful.
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A formal peace doesn’t guarantee a lasting peace. The difficulty of the two-state solution is shown by the experience of Hamas. Gaza was made quasi-independent by [former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon in order to test the possibility of a two-state solution. It has led, in fact, to a much more complex situation. It has become so much worse in the last two years than it has been in 2005. So the two-state solution doesn’t guarantee that what we saw in the last weeks won’t happen again.
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I believe the West Bank should be put under Jordanian control rather than aim for a two-state solution which leaves one of the two territories determined to overthrow Israel. Egypt has moved closer to the Arab side, so Israel will have a very difficult time going forward. I hope that at the end of it there will be a negotiation, as I had the privilege to conduct at the end of the Yom Kippur War. At that time, Israel was stronger relative to the surrounding powers. Nowadays, it requires a greater involvement of America to prevent a continuation of the conflict.}}<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/12/03/kissingers-final-interview-forget-a-palestinian-state-let-jordan-rule/ Kissinger’s Final Interview: Forget a Palestinian State, Let Jordan Rule]. Breitbart. 12/03/2023. By Joel B Pollack.
Kissinger was referring to the “disengagement” by Israel from Gaza in 2005, when it pulled out all of its soldiers and civilians.
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