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U.S. A Root Cause Of Palestine-Israel War: Foreign Affairs Analyst
- By The Financial District
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min read
Prof. Steven M. Walt of Harvard University says in an analysis for Foreign Affairs that while the root of the current Palestinian-Israeli war can be traced to 1947 creation of Israel, there are five key elements that spurred the latest conflict.
The Gulf War in 1991 was one of the first instances of the US emerging as the unchallenged external power in Middle East affairs and began trying to construct a regional order that served its interests. Photo: U.S. Air Force
It all started in 1991 when the US emerged as the unchallenged external power in Middle East affairs and began trying to construct a regional order that served its interests.
The first was the 1991 Gulf War and its aftermath: the Madrid peace conference, which was convened in Oct. 1991 and included representatives from Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, the European Economic Community, and a joint Jordanian/Palestinian delegation. Iran was not invited.
The second event was the fateful combination of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The third was then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s fateful abandonment of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and his adoption of a policy of “maximum pressure” instead.
The fourth was the so-called Abraham Accords. Critics noted the accords did little to advance the cause of peace because none of the participating Arab governments was hostile to Israel or capable of harming it.
Others warned that regional peace would remain elusive as long as the fate of the 7 million Palestinians living under Israeli control was unresolved.
The fifth is not a single event but rather the US’ enduring failure to bring the so-called peace process to a successful end.
Washington had monopolized stewardship of the peace process ever since the Oslo Accords and its various efforts over the years led nowhere. This reduced US influence in the Middle East and allowed Russia and China to play a role in losing the peace as well.
