With Israel unleashed, there can be no peace in the Middle East
Key takeaways
- The US has long extended unconditional support for Israeli aggression.
- These agreements came after decades of successive wars: The 1956 Tripartite Aggression, the 1967 Naksa, the October 1973 war, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1978, and its invasion of Beirut in 1982.
- Yet in recent years, the US has abandoned pushing Israel down that path of genuine peace.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
The US has long extended unconditional support for Israeli aggression. Now, it struggles to rein it in.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing of the White House on September 29, 2025, in Washington [Alex Brandon/AP]In the 20th century, the United States sponsored two peace agreements between Israel and Arab states, and it was close to securing a third, decisive one with Syria.
These agreements came after decades of successive wars: The 1956 Tripartite Aggression, the 1967 Naksa, the October 1973 war, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1978, and its invasion of Beirut in 1982.