A generational shift is transforming the US-Israel relationship | Kenneth Roth
The Iran war has accelerated the fraying of ties. An end to unconditional US support would force a reckoning with reality A generational shift is
The Iran war has accelerated the fraying of ties. An end to unconditional US support would force a reckoning with reality A generational shift is under way in the relationship between the United States and Israel. Tensions were already palpable because of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s role in pushing Donald Trump to join a counterproductive war against Iran was the last straw. Stopping unconditional US support for Israel would certainly be important for curbing US complicity in Israeli war crimes. It may also be the best thing for Israel if it is to have any hope of avoiding the dangerous dead end of relentless military escalation.
And it is a prerequisite for Palestinians to have any prospect of escaping Israel’s endless occupation. Kenneth Roth is a Guardian US columnist, visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, and former executive director of Human Rights Watch.
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