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Pro-Palestinian protesters prepare to march in Union Park in Chicago before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024. Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images

August 22, 2024

US is unlikely to stop giving military aid to Israel − because it benefits from it

Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles

The US has given military aid to Israel since the 1960s, backed by both domestic and regional strategic interests, including containing Iran.

Palestinian and Israeli flags fly in old Jerusalem. iStock / Getty Images Plus

July 22, 2024

US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise

Dennis Jett, Penn State

While US presidents have consistently said that a two-state solution is the only way forward to settle Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the US has blocked Palestine from being fully recognized at the UN.

U.S. President Harry Truman holds a Torah given to him by Chaim Weizmann, the first president of Israel, in May 1948. Bettmann via Getty Images

November 29, 2023

A brief history of the US‑Israel ‘special relationship’ shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state

Fayez Hammad, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

A historian of the Middle East examines the decades-old ‘special relationship’ between Israel and the US.

China’s President Xi Jinping, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in June 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP, File)

November 9, 2023

The war in Gaza opens up new opportunities for China in the Middle East

Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada)

The Israeli attack on Gaza is undermining the West’s international standing, offering opportunities for China to enhance its regional and global diplomatic influence.

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