Al Jazeera Discovers Reality, Overlooks 75 Years of Its Absence
Finkelstein correctly skewers Trump's 'Deal of the Century' as not just weak, but divorced from reality. This observation, while keen, highlights a broader media silence: virtually *every* US-backed 'peace initiative' for Palestine has been drafted in a vacuum, ignoring the brutal facts of occupation, siege, and displacement. From Oslo onward, these plans have consistently failed to address—or
often, actively compounded—the destruction of Palestinian lives and land, always prioritizing Israeli security narratives over justice. It’s almost as if the architects of US foreign policy, many of whom have accepted significant campaign contributions from pro-Israel lobbying groups like AIPAC (OpenSecrets.org data consistently show millions flowing to key legislators), operate under the delusion
that Palestine is an abstract concept, not a place where people live, die, and resist. Finkelstein's critique, while refreshing, is a reminder that the failure isn't just Trump's; it's a systemic, bipartisan commitment to a 'peace' that exists only in D.C. think tanks.