It was clear from the start the Oslo Accords were designed to fail. Early critics were derided as “anti-peace,” but the lesson from Oslo is to read the writing on the wall.

Israel didn’t always demand recognition as a Jewish state, but increasingly rightwing Israeli governments have gradually demanded unique recognition of the state’s ethnic character. Dems have only obliged.

As protests broke out in Libya following an intentional leak that Israel’s Foreign Minister met with his Libyan counterpart, it became clear that Biden doesn’t mind endangering Libyan lives for the sake of Israeli-Arab normalization, and neither do Israeli officials to score political points.

A potential component of Saudi-Israeli normalization would allow the U.S. to help Saudi Arabia develop a nuclear program. In contrast, U.S. hostility to Iranian nuclear capabilities shows a dangerous double standard.

With the most important political shifts in 30 years taking place in Israel, the U.S., and China, perhaps 2023 will be remembered as the year tangible political momentum shifted for Palestine.

AIPAC’s latest congressional delegation to Israel led by House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries highlighted the split between the anti-Palestinian wing of the Democratic party and the growing majority who recognize the apartheid reality in Palestine.

The Biden administration’s reported efforts to broker a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel are cause for genuine alarm and could make the already horrifying situation for Palestinians much worse.

A New York Times Op-Ed featuring liberal Zionist leaders calls to end military aid to Israel as the country passes a law gutting its judiciary. This is the moment people working to end U.S. aid to Israel have been waiting for.

There is a real sea change in popular views of Israel, especially among Democrats and left-leaning Americans. But it’s not yet being seen in Washington, DC.

Tom Friedman created minor shockwaves when he wrote the Biden administration is “reassessing” the U.S.-Israeli relationship, but actual U.S. policy remains committed to Israel and the “shared fiction” that the occupation is temporary .