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Supporters of Palestinians in U.S. see little hope for peace progress with Biden's Middle East visit

Marc Ramirez
USA TODAY
  • Palestinian advocates say U.S. inaction has made them pessimistic that Biden's Middle East visit will advance peace process.
  • The situation is further complicated by the killing in May of a Palestinian-American journalist from Israeli gunfire.
  • “I don’t think there’s any commitment on the part of the U.S. to do anything to move the ball forward,” an Arab community advocate said.

As a Palestinian American herself born and raised in the U.S., Suher Adi has been long attuned to the history of her people and of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. 

She grew up to understand her heritage in ways separate from the negative images she saw on TV. Adi went on to major in Middle Eastern history and became involved in activism, including dozens of pro-Palestinian rallies held across the U.S. in May 2021 following the ceasefire agreed to by Israel and Hamas after another period of violence.

Those solidarity marches reflected a rise in American support for the cause, most keenly among younger Americans like Adi. But as President Joe Biden visits the West Bank on Friday —  on Jumu'ah, the holy day of rest for Muslims —  she and other advocates are pessimistic about the visit given what they see as the administration's failure to take any real action to curtail continued Israeli settlement expansions or the expulsions of Palestinians in the West Bank.

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