As violence in Jerusalem triggers hostilities across Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, Americans for Peace Now (APN) urges all the parties and stakeholders to take action to prevent further bloodshed and to stop the escalation toward war.
The steep escalation of the past weeks requires responsible leadership in the short term, and underscores the need
for renewed US-led Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic engagement to end the occupation and advance peace efforts.
Recent developments again demonstrate that the current situation is not viable and requires immediate
attention.
The Biden Administration may not have wanted to prioritize Israel/Palestine. They may have hoped to maintain the
status quo. But the status quo is no more, and looking away does not make this crisis go away.