America First or Israel First? Will Trump Join Netanyahu's War on Iran?
Daniel Levy | Zeteo
| June 17th 2025
It surely comes as no surprise that in the context of Israel's latest “war of no choice,” it has targeted and caused mayhem in civilian areas in Iran. In another unprovoked Israeli war of aggression, the starting point is that there is no such thing as international law or a distinction between combatant and civilian (that's not to suggest that Israel's adversaries adhere to such standards either, but they are sanctioned by the West, while Israel is enabled).
Daniel Levy briefing statement to UN Security Council
February 26th 2025
Thank you to the Council and Chinese Presidency. Thank you, Ambassador Fu, and good luck to Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Sigrid Kaag, in your new-ish position.
I would like to offer some thoughts on the immediate challenges and the broader scaffolding possibly required for a better future.
Israelis deserve security. Palestinians deserve security. Zero-sum outcomes can never deliver that.
One inescapable anchor of this reality must be an acknowledgement of the power asymmetry between an occupying, colonizing state and an occupied, colonized, stateless people.
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