Visions, roadmaps, and processes are not enough of an answer for Palestinians who have been denied a life of dignity and freedom for almost 80 years and have seen how violence awakens the international community from its conflict management stupor.

Respect for universal values and the rule of law can’t be reconciled with defense of the Hamas attacks on October 7th as legitimate resistance against the occupation.

The appearance of a lone Palestinian speaker at the protest rallies serves to highlight the fact that the Palestinian issue is not on the minds of the masses who are fighting to protect a democracy that was flawed from the outset.

With the Israeli occupation in its 56th year and no solution in sight, it is morality that compels us to keep the faith in the struggle to end the occupation.

Renewing aid, including funding for UNRWA and USAID operations in Palestine; reopening the PLO Mission in Washington; and reopening the U.S. Consulate in East Jerusalem as a direct channel to Ramallah would constitute important first steps, but the Biden administration must do more to get the two sides back to the negotiating table.

With its vested interest in the preservation of international law, the world will not accept the plan's legitimization of Israel’s annexation of Palestinian lands.