Many people have heard about the 1967 war also known as the Six Day War. What they might not have heard is that in its wake, the Arab League convened in Sudan and passed The Khartoum Resolutjon — a seemingly innocuous title. Also known as the 3 No’s, this resolution was anything but harmless as it stated the following:

1. No peace with Israel
2. No negotiations with Israel
3. No recognition of Israel

The signees were Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan, and Yemen.

After Egypt started the 1967 war until its end six days later, the Israeli army had advanced past its borders. Most people don’t know that in the war of 1948, Egypt, Transjordan, and Syria, as part of a competition to rule a Pan-Arabic bloc, all conquered land that should have belonged to Palestine.

Egypt had Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula, Transjordan had the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Syria had the Golan Heights. During the war, Israel advanced into and claimed each of these territories in 1967, which is understandably problematic today.

Due to the Khartoum Resolution, the League refused to consider Israel’s offer to return the lands its army had entered in the 1967 war in exchange for recognition of Israel and a peace treaty in what is known as the land for peace framework.

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/arab-league

I just found the above tweet while trying to find other sources about the Khartoum Resolution.

I guess I personally am hoping for peace. It’s definitely challenging that people continue to support geopolitical moves like the Khartoum Resolution. For all its many faults, for the vocally right wing politicians who decry peace, Israel has never signed or passed any laws against peace or committing to non-peace. The same can’t be said for the surrounding countries. I think we can understand why peace has been a challenge for so many years.

A reminder: Deligitimizing Jewish or Palestinian connections to the homeland is a bad look. Peace is the right look. Let’s focus on that.