Without disarmament, there can be no effective governance, no reconstruction, and no Israeli withdrawal. This is not a matter of fairness or moral appeal but of political logic.

I do feel much more sense of hopefulness that both sides have learned what losses are entailed by this kind of war, and that it might be time to turn the page.

The only third party that enjoys enough trust among Palestinians and Israelis is Egypt.

Netanyahu’s justification for renewed war is a deception, also, because it is his culminating move in a political struggle that will determine whether Israel remains an open society.

Netanyahu’s strategy, if that’s the word for it, is de-facto annexation under an umbrella of deterrence.

I think it set the stage for modeling the nuances of the situation in the Middle East, and that you can have conversations with humility across differences.

If the Biden administration fails to stop Israel from waging war on Hezbollah, it will come under political pressure to support Israel’s operations.