
The war in Gaza is only the beginning of mass violence that is likely to increase and spread in Israel and the Palestinian territories and across the region.
The second Palestinian uprising, or intifada, from 2000 to 2005, revealed that the Oslo peace process framework was incapable of resolving the underlying structures of Israeli domination that plagued Palestinian self-determination. The international community, with the United States at the forefront, responded to this realization not by endorsing meaningful negotiation but by consolidating the status quo of Palestinian fragmentation, Israeli violence, and piecemeal forms of Palestinian governance.
This op-ed was published in Foreign Policy on October 3, 2024. To read more click here