The American greenlighting of Israel’s unprovoked attack on the Gaza Strip is deeply troubling. Washington justified a wide-ranging attack that killed at least 44 Palestinians, among them 15 children, based on a questionable justification.

The issue and future of Jerusalem have been a focus of attention for years and especially since the 1967 Israeli occupation.

The killing of Palestinian TV journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the appalling Israeli police assault on her funeral appear to have temporarily shifted attention back to the issue of Palestine and the Israeli occupation.