Israel & Gaza — Security for Israel, Dignity for Palestinians

The United States is the primary weapons supplier, diplomatic shield, and financial backer. The relationship is structured around no conditions, no enforcement, and no consequences — even as the ICC has issued arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and the ICJ has ordered binding provisional measures.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the UN Commission of Inquiry, and Israel's own B'Tselem have concluded that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and in several assessments genocide are taking place in Gaza. The US continued to provide weapons and diplomatic cover throughout.

The Leahy Law, Section 620I, and the Arms Export Control Act are all on the books. Every one applies equally to every aid recipient — except, in practice, Israel. The State Department failed to identify a single ineligible Israeli military unit in over four years, while processing 200,000 vetting cases globally per year.

Settler population in the occupied West Bank has grown from ~250,000 at the time of the Oslo Accords (1993) to over 737,000 by end of 2024. The E1 plan east of Jerusalem would physically bisect the West Bank — making any viable Palestinian state geographically impossible.

For Israelis: missile defense remains unconditional, protecting civilians against rocket fire. Accountability deters escalation and reduces the global isolation that has reached its highest level since the country's founding. A two-state solution removes the long-term demographic and delegitimization pressure that unconditional occupation creates. Honest partnership is stronger than unconditional permission.

For Palestinians: recognition of statehood, a full settlement freeze, and a negotiated two-state framework based on 1967 lines with equal land swaps provide self-determination and territorial viability for the first time in a generation. East Jerusalem becomes the Palestinian capital. The Palestinian state is demilitarized with international security guarantees.

For American communities: consistent application of international law restores moral clarity. American Jews are freed from the false choice between supporting Israel unconditionally and supporting Palestinian rights — the two are not in conflict under international law. American Muslims no longer watch US credibility collapse on their issue while being invoked on others.

For the region and US credibility: an international monitoring mechanism with enforcement authority replaces yet another failed process. Regional normalization builds on the Abraham Accords framework. And US credibility on international law — critical to holding Russia accountable in Ukraine — is restored. The unconditional relationship has produced the worst outcomes for both countries in a generation.