Opinion

Biden may offer some key opportunities for Palestinians and their allies

Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney and assistant professor at Rutgers University. She is the author of “Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine.”

Palestinians understand that the election of Joe Biden is not a panacea that will ensure Palestinian freedom. As disastrous as the Trump administration has been for viable Palestinian futures — and it has been quite disastrous — the policies just represented an acceleration of mainstream U.S. positions in the region, rather than a departure from them.