Israel possesses one of the most powerful militaries in the world, backed by billions of dollars in U.S. weapons. Yet Palestinians are told that the price of statehood must be permanent demilitarization. Demanding that the occupied disarm while the occupying power remains armed to the teeth is not a path to peace. It is a demand for surrender. If the world wants to have a serious conversation about demilitarization, then the conversation must include everyone: Israel’s military, its nuclear arsenal, and the constant flow of U.S. weapons that fuels this violence.
