How the U.S. Feeds the Cycle of Palestinian Violence

null Jan. 2, 2024 3:17 pm ETWounded Palestinians receive treatment at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Jan. 1. Photo: Majdi Fathi/Zuma PressSeth Cropsey makes timely suggestions for U.S. policy in the Middle East (“America Needs a Middle East Strategy,” op-ed, Dec. 27). Before they can be implemented, however, it will be necessary to abandon failed and ineffective policies of the past. Foremost among these is the cyclically recurring practice of trying to buy peace with Western money. Every time the Arab-Israeli conflict erupts in violence, the response of the U.S. and much of Europe is to send money, ostensibly to promote the development of “democratic” institutions and “improve” the lives of people whose desperation may lead them to turn to violence as a solution.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored OffersKohl's: Get 35% Off First Kohl's Card PurchaseWalmart: $20 Off Walmart Promo Code - Any $50+ OrderTarget

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How the U.S. Feeds the Cycle of Palestinian Violence

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Jan. 2, 2024 3:17 pm ET

Wounded Palestinians receive treatment at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Jan. 1. Photo: Majdi Fathi/Zuma Press

Seth Cropsey makes timely suggestions for U.S. policy in the Middle East (“America Needs a Middle East Strategy,” op-ed, Dec. 27). Before they can be implemented, however, it will be necessary to abandon failed and ineffective policies of the past.

Foremost among these is the cyclically recurring practice of trying to buy peace with Western money. Every time the Arab-Israeli conflict erupts in violence, the response of the U.S. and much of Europe is to send money, ostensibly to promote the development of “democratic” institutions and “improve” the lives of people whose desperation may lead them to turn to violence as a solution.