Now that armed hostilities between Iran, Israel, and the United States have come to an apparent close, diplomatic pressure surrounding the Palestinian issue is building up again. Washington’s action against Iran’s nuclear program puts it in a strong position to shape this emerging international and regional approach. A sound American-led initiative would address not only the situation in the Gaza Strip, but also the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict; indeed, the upcoming meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu provides a good opportunity to begin outlining such a policy. Yet the window for effective action is finite—absent a clear, proactive U.S. policy toward the conflict, international diplomacy may evolve in ways that complicate American interests, including the Trump administration’s goal of expanding the Abraham Accords.
Accelerating Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy After the Iran War | The Washington Institute
