The Biden administration could restrain Israel from carrying out possibly genocidal plans in Gaza. Instead it is egging them on.
The U.S. has made it clear it will work with Israel to thwart any hope for Palestinian freedom. In response, the Palestinian resistance is doing the only thing it can to demonstrate Palestine will not be buried.
The Biden administration has shifted into high gear to promote a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia. As with past Abraham Accord agreements, it is simply a way to sell a massive military upgrade as a “peace deal.”
AIPAC’s favorite Senate Democrat, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, may lose his seat following a second major corruption scandal. This could be an opportunity for Palestinian rights advocates.
Biden continues to shower Netanyahu with gifts while his government continues to slight U.S. wishes — proceeding with the judicial overhaul and escalating Israeli military and settler aggression against Palestinians.
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.