Tag: Palestine

[T]he U.S. connection to the U.N. is strictly that of a host country and a founding member, no different from any of the other states that launched the organization in 1945.

While Hamas has said that its weapons would be handed over to the Board of Peace, many hurdles remain.

Trump’s foreign policy is neither ideological nor institutional. It is centralized, personality-driven and oriented toward visible, near-term wins.

[T]he hostility of the Zionist United States and its war against all humanity ... has been laid bare.

It would be a mistake to assume that Netanyahu dictates Trump’s Middle East agenda. It would also be a mistake to allow Netanyahu to tailor American priorities to Israel’s political and military actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.

It is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment.

Americans have watched the genocidal war on their phones.

This time, the U.S. led the effort to 'internationalize' the conflict and add the U.N.’s support and legitimacy to its plan.

The lessons from these horrific two years in Gaza is that ignoring Palestinian political rights will not make them disappear.