Stop ‘Greater Israel’ to make peace
Key takeaways
- Expansionist Israel will not stop dragging the US to war in the Middle East.
- Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.
- The Strait of Hormuz is to reopen, the bombing of Lebanon is to end and – most importantly – the killing is to stop.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Expansionist Israel will not stop dragging the US to war in the Middle East.
Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Advisor on the Middle East and Africa for UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in front of a map of the Middle East during a press conference at the Government Press Office (GPO) in Jerusalem on September 4, 2024 [File: Abir Sultan/AFP]On June 14, the United States and Iran agreed to a framework to end their war. The Strait of Hormuz is to reopen, the bombing of Lebanon is to end and – most importantly – the killing is to stop. After more than 100 days of war that killed thousands, including Iran’s most senior leaders, and pushed the world economy to the brink, even a fragile truce feels like first light.