Obama's Legacy on Israel/Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12014654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josh Ruebner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 50-64 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Palestine Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0377-919X • E-ISSN: 1533-8614 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/jps.2016.46.1.50 |
| OpenAlex | W2562735958 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This retrospective assessment argues that despite the arrival in office in 2009 of a president who articulated the case for Palestinian rights more strongly and eloquently than any of his predecessors, U.S. official policy in the Obama years skewed heavily in favor of Israel. While a negotiated two-state resolution of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians continued to be the formal goal of the United States, Israel's defiant refusal to stop settlement expansion, the administration's determined actions to perpetuate Israeli impunity in international fora, as well as the U.S. taxpayer's hefty subsidy of the Israeli military machine all ensured that no progress could be made on that score. The author predicts that with all hopes of a negotiated two-state solution now shattered, Obama's successor will have to contend with an entirely new paradigm, thanks in no small part to the gathering momentum of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement
Amnesty · Ancient history · Boycott · Divestment · Economics · Human rights · Impunity · Jewish state · Palestine · Palestinian refugees · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sanctions · Settlement (finance · Sociology · State (computer science · Successor cardinal · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Political Conflict and Governance
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |