Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Scott Lasensky
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Summary: A rights-based approach to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking must be balanced with the national interests of the United States, as well as those of the parties themselves.
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Few U.S. foreign policies are undergoing more of a pivot than those on Arab-Israeli peacemaking. Following four years of near-constant efforts to redefine America’s role and inject a high degree of politicization into U.S. engagement, Washington’s policy is predictably and necessarily returning to a more traditional, depoliticized, bipartisan posture.
Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo
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Summary: A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes.
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Resetting U.S. Policy
After decades of on-and-off negotiations and failed peace initiatives, it is time for a shift in U.S. policy toward Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. Jettisoning former president Donald Trump’s Peace to Prosperity plan is a vital step, but it will not be enough to move beyond the status quo. Instead of reviving a moribund peace process or simply abandoning U.S. engagement, President Joe Biden’s administration should place a rights-based approach at the center of its strategy.
Why Did a Nurse Threaten to Kill Vice-President Kamala Harris?
Regardless of how you feel about politics, threatening to kill an elected official is a serious crime. A Florida nurse was arrested over the weekend after sending threatening messages regarding Vice-President Kamala Harris. With the pandemic, misinformation, and tense political rhetoric, it’s just another sign of how polarized our county has become.
A Criminal Probe
It started when nurse Niviane Petit Phelps, 39, started speaking out against the Vice-President in a series of video messages that she allegedly sent to her husband, who is currently in prison. The videos show Phelps speaking directly to the camera making a slew of unvalidated claims. Phelps allegedly used a computer application that lets family members communicate with inmates to send the messages.
Why a Rights-Based Approach Wonât Work
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Summary: The United States can play an important mediating role in conflicts, but it s only truly effective when the parties own their negotiations and engage with one another based on their own interests and motives.
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One of the most important yet rarely acknowledged realities about the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the Israeli-Palestinian issue, is that all of its substantive breakthroughs have been undertaken initially by the parties themselves, without U.S. participation. While the United States has played an instrumental role in launching or facilitating peace negotiations over the years for example, through secretary of state Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy, president Jimmy Carter’s efforts at Camp David, and the Madrid peace conference the plans and initiatives that worked
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