Some are hoping for a great “Trump effect” on U.S. policy toward Palestine after his envoy brokered the Gaza ceasefire. But Trump was only operating out of self-interest, and these same interests will lead him right back to full support for Israel.
Donald Trump’s first administration proposed what it called the “Deal of the Century” which would have redrawn Israel’s borders to include major swaths of the West Bank. As Trump reenters office there are fears the annexation plan is back.
The Biden administration could have delivered the same ceasefire agreement last year, but they refused to exert pressure on Netanyahu.
Palestinians are suing the Biden administration over the failure to evacuate U.S. citizens from Gaza. “I hope that we’ll finally get these people out under Biden’s watch,” says attorney Maria Kari. “This is blood on Biden’s hands.”
A ceasefire deal to finally stop the genocide in Gaza and bring about an exchange of captives appears to be at hand, but many questions remain. Among them is the role the incoming Trump administration played and what this says for his policy in the region.
Michael Arria speaks with expert Sina Toossi about the influence neoconservatives will hold in the new Trump administration and what this could mean for policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East.
The Biden Administration has done more damage to the international norms of humanitarian law and food security than any other U.S. government in recent history.
There are still a lot of questions to answer about a recent car attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people, but that hasn’t stopped the media and lawmakers from declaring the return of “radical Islam” — and demanding draconian policies in response.
The Biden administration is attempting to foster a fake dispute over famine numbers in Gaza to obscure the reality of genocide.
With less than two weeks left in his administration, the Biden White House has notified Congress of a new $8 billion arms deal with Israel. The sale comes as multiple human rights organizations report Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.