Desperately Seeking Support for Biden’s Plan on Gaza

Article by Khalil E. Jahshan analyzes Secretary of State Antony Blinken's tour around the Middle East to shore up support for President Biden's three-phase plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, announced on May 31, 2024. This article outlines four major obstacles to the successful implementation of the ceasefire plan: lack of clarity on Israel's support for the plan (although US officials made the dubious claim that this was originally an Israeli plan); US bias in favor of Israel; US support for Israel's goal of obliterating Hamas (which ran counter to the ceasefire proposal); and a lack of guarantees and assurances from the United States to the Palestinians.