The effort to maintain the illusion that the Abraham Accords are anything other than a military and trade agreement between an apartheid state and brutal dictatorships is facing serious obstacles. Nowhere has this been more evident than in Qatar, during the World Cup.
Mainstream voices say the Trump-Biden policy of normalizing relations between Israel and Arab monarchies so as to crush Palestinian hopes is working. “If you talk to the UAE leaders or Saudi Arabia leaders or even Egyptian leaders, they don’t want to hear now about the Palestinian issue, they don’t want to stick their fingers into this mess. Let Israel deal with it,” says Ehud Yaari an advocate for Israel at the Washington Institute.
Mondoweiss staff debrief and analyze Joe Biden’s whirlwind trip to Palestine.
Palestinian Americans respond with dismay to President Joe Biden’s trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, as well as his embrace of the failed policies of the past. “Through many meetings with our American administration officials we have come to the conclusion that President Biden’s policies regarding Palestinian issues resemble the destructive policies of Trump,” writes Terry Ahwal.
Joe Biden once vowed to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah,” but now he is looking to rebuild relations and many expect normalization with Israel to be on the agenda.
The scandalous reactions in Germany and the United States to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh exemplifies colonial solidarity.
“Israel’s lawyer” Dennis Ross says the invasion of Ukraine has a sharp lesson for the Biden Administration – the U.S. must build a Middle East coalition to counter Russia and its regional partner, Iran.
We need Congress to embrace policies that uphold the basic rights of all people. Every progressive should join Rep. Jamaal Bowman in voting “no” on the Israel Relations Normalization Act.
Michael Arria speaks with JVP Action’s Beth Miller about the impact of the Abraham Accords, and recent congressional efforts to enhance them.
Joe Biden’s embrace of the Trump’s administration’s Abraham Accords has included the position that Morocco has sovereignty over Western Sahara.