Tulkarem, Nablus, and Jenin have historically made up the “triangle of fire,” demarcating a geographic entity hostile to colonial rule. Today, the Tulkarem Brigade is fighting to preserve that legacy.

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.

The proposed U.S.-Saudi Arabia-Israel deal will almost certainly fail. Then, the U.S. mainstream media will blame the Palestinians.

The New York Times is uncritically promoting the Biden administration’s ill-fated efforts to promote Saudi-Israeli normalization while the rest of the U.S. media rightly ignore it.

If you want to know how much the Biden Administration prioritizes pressuring the Netanyahu government consider this: the White House established an envoy to push Israel-Saudi normalization, but not to further Israel-Palestinian talks.

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.

Saudi normalization with Israel could be used to press for Palestinian rights, but the Biden Administration will likely squander it for short-term political gain that further entrenches Israeli apartheid and endangers the region.

The Chinese-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore relations has the potential to shake up regional and global politics for the Palestinians’ benefit.

Mondoweiss staff debrief and analyze Joe Biden’s whirlwind trip to Palestine.

By focusing on Joe Biden’s personal relations with the murderous Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the American media is missing the much larger story. The U.S., with Israel’s encouragement, could be forming a dangerous anti-Iran military alliance along with the Saudis. Such a Washington/Tel Aviv/Riyadh agreement, masquerading as a “regional security” deal, raises the danger of war and a regional nuclear arms race in the Middle East.