Trump, Israel, the Iran War, and the Death of the Two-State Solution (Half the Answer #102, with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)

What is the current state of affairs in Israel, Palestine, and the surrounding nations?

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Y. L. Al-Sheikh Sep 9, 2026

Trump, Israel, the Iran War, and the Death of the Two-State Solution (Half the Answer #102, with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)

What is the current state of affairs in Israel, Palestine, and the surrounding nations? We ask Y. L. Al-Sheikh for her help summarizing and contextualizing recent developments.

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Resources

⁠https://bsky.app/profile/diplomatofnight.com⁠
⁠https://www.liberalcurrents.com/author/ylalsheikh/⁠
⁠https://foreignpolicy.com/author/yaseen-al-sheikh/⁠
⁠https://internationalpolicy.org/resource-author/y-l-al-sheikh/⁠
⁠https://foreignpolicy.com/author/yaseen-al-sheikh/⁠
⁠https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/new-maps-show-how-israel-has-thwarted-hopes-for-a-palestinian-state⁠
⁠https://truthout.org/articles/air-force-is-reviewing-case-of-iran-war-gold-star-widow-being-denied-benefits/⁠
The One State Reality: What Is Israel/Palestine?: ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781501768408

Published in: Half the Answer, Podcast

Authors

Caitlin Green is a linguist specializing in Discourse Studies and Pragmatics. She lives in California with her husband, two daughters, and a very small black cat.

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Trent R. Nelson is a poet, historian, and philosopher, as well as a political and socioeconomic analyst. He is the managing editor for MWF Springfield and a contributing editor with Liberal Currents.

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Y. L. Al-Sheikh is a Palestinian-American writer, historian of the American Left, and member of DSA. They are on Twitter at @EmissaryOfNight and on Substack at aletterfromthenight.substack.com.

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