"George Mitchell, the great US advocate for the Northern Ireland peace agreement, described diplomacy as 700 days of failure and one of success. In Gaza, tragically, there have been 730 days of failure and none of success. Indeed, the destruction, the death toll and the spillover of the conflict into other countries is a monument to shame diplomacy and what remains of international law. Arguably, it is the profession's lowest point since 1939."
"I had pleaded with Joe, when he spoke publicly on this issue, to extend the same empathy he showed to the suffering of Ukrainians to the suffering of innocent Gazan civilians. But he couldn't do it: while he could passionately state I am a Zionist', his remarks about innocent Palestinians came off as inadequate and forced. She adds that Benjamin Netanyahu never repaid the loyalty that Biden had shown because he wanted Donald Trump in the seat opposite him."
Diplomatic efforts around Gaza have failed across 730 days, producing widespread destruction, high civilian death tolls, and regional spillover that undermine international law. The situation marks a historic low point for diplomacy, comparable in seriousness to crises since 1939. Some assert the conflict is so entrenched that resolution can occur only through force, repression, or erasure of one side. A growing consensus in Western capitals views the crisis as badly mishandled, including European leaders who deferred to a US Democratic administration that misread Israeli responses to 7 October and polarized Western opinion. Internal Democratic mea culpas and criticism of US strategy highlight misjudged power dynamics and failures of leadership.
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