5 Reasons Why an Immediate Ceasefire is in American Interests

An immediate halt to the fighting in Israel and Gaza would benefit the United States

I’m not one of those reflexively anti-Clinton people. Even though I took to the streets to protest against the Iraq war that Hillary Clinton initially supported, I voted for her — twice! — and think she’s made some important contributions to American civic life. I’ve also seen first-hand the positive impact that the Clinton Foundation has made around the world.

But the former Secretary of State is wrong about the propriety of an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict. In an essay in The Atlantic, she argues against a ceasefire because doing so would leave Hamas—or at least its remnants—in power. This echoes the position of the Biden administration, which has consistently rejected the notion of a ceasefire in favor of more limited “humanitarian pauses.”

Here are five reasons why this position is inimical to American interests — and why the Biden administration ought to press for an immediate and enduring ceasefire.

1) The Biden administration's rejection of a ceasefire fe…