Saving Israel and Palestine through the United Nations

By Jeffrey D. Sachs* Following Hamas’s heinous attack on innocent Israeli civilians, senior Israeli military strategists are threatening the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. This would be another Nakba (Arabic for catastrophe), akin to the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and land in 1948. If Israel commits massive war crimes in Gaza in the face of global calls for restraint, Israel would put its fundamental national security at risk.   UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has spoken clearly, persuasively, and … Continue reading Saving Israel and Palestine through the United Nations