Advertisements Joe Biden entered office planning to ignore the Palestinians. Many observers, across the political spectrum, warned him that was foolhardy. Eventually, that policy would fail. It has, obviously, and the result is the bloodiest period in the history of this conflict. Biden’s entire agenda for the region has collapsed.Continue Reading
Advertisements The demands reported from the PA to the Saudis as the price for accepting normalization with #Israel are pathetic. My response to them can be found here: https://link.medium.com/TaIc2FibHCbContinue Reading
Advertisements It is a bizarre sight to see the Biden administration chase Saudi-Israeli normalization like a dog chasing an electric rabbit around a track. But it’s more than just Washington wanting this deal far more than either Israel or Saudi Arabia does. The price tag for the U.S. to getContinue Reading
Advertisements Mahmoud Abbas completed a trip to China last week, just before Antony Blinken came in. Abbas’ visit showed that the PA is finally recognizing the futility of looking to the U.S. for support in obtaining Palestinian rights, although this realization has come far too late. Even that was taintedContinue Reading
Advertisements With the headlines currently abuzz about popping balloons, it’s worth looking at what the Biden administration means when it talks about diplomacy. It was on display this week in Israel and the West Bank, and it was just as ugly, racist, and counter-productive as we’ve come to expect fromContinue Reading
