Expansionist Israel will not stop dragging the US to war in the Middle East.


Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University
Expansionist Israel will not stop dragging the US to war in the Middle East.

The American empire cannot win the war against Iran at acceptable financial, military, and political costs.

Hybrid war tactics help explain why Trump’s strategy oscillates between threats of war and false offers of peace.

The US president is pushing a UN resolution that would hand Washington the powers London once held over Palestine.

Real peace demands Palestinian statehood, Ukrainian neutrality and the courage to defy the war lobby.

Only a decolonised plan centred on Palestinian sovereignty can bring lasting peace to Gaza.

Despite US cover for Israel’s darkest crimes, the family of nations still has the means and duty to act.

By supporting Palestine’s UN admission, he can unlock regional stability, economic growth – and a lasting legacy.

The June 2025 UN Conference on Palestine can be the long-awaited turning point for the region.

With its recent advisory opinion, ICJ drew a clear pathway for peace, justice and security for all in Israel-Palestine.
![Judge Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, read out the non-binding advisory opinion issued by the 15-judge panel on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, July 19, 2024 [Phil Nijhuis/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24201491663461-1721419804.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)