Trita Parsi
@tparsi.bsky.social
2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order Recipient. Executive VP @quincyinst. Author of Losing an Enemy, Single Roll of the Dice & Treacherous Alliance. Views are my own.
The Biden team knew all along that Israel was committing war crimes. Everything they did, they did to enable Israel to continue those crimes.
They put Israel before America, before the law, and before all the values they professed to uphold.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
They put Israel before America, before the law, and before all the values they professed to uphold.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The Biden team knew all along that Israel was committing war crimes. Everything they did, they did to enable Israel to continue those crimes.
They put Israel before America, before the law, and before all the values they professed to uphold.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
They put Israel before America, before the law, and before all the values they professed to uphold.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
I argue in @RStatecraft that Trump should treat GCC states' rejection of "Iran is the epicenter of regional instability" as an opportunity to retire policies that have kept the US entangled in a region that no longer is vital to US national security.
responsiblestatecraft.org/busaidi-isra...
responsiblestatecraft.org/busaidi-isra...
Arab leaders are no longer buying Washington's Iran story
Oman’s foreign minister named Israel — not Tehran — as the region’s chief source of instability, publicly acknowledging what many say in private
responsiblestatecraft.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I argue in @RStatecraft that Trump should treat GCC states' rejection of "Iran is the epicenter of regional instability" as an opportunity to retire policies that have kept the US entangled in a region that no longer is vital to US national security.
responsiblestatecraft.org/busaidi-isra...
responsiblestatecraft.org/busaidi-isra...
Israeli soldiers harass a little Palestinian girl and take her bicycle. If soldiers were bullying a child like this in any other country, half of Washington would be calling for military intervention to stop it.
But when Israel does it, the US funds it.
But when Israel does it, the US funds it.
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Israeli soldiers harass a little Palestinian girl and take her bicycle. If soldiers were bullying a child like this in any other country, half of Washington would be calling for military intervention to stop it.
But when Israel does it, the US funds it.
But when Israel does it, the US funds it.
Spoke to the Groong Podcast on whether Israel will strike Iran again, given Trump's Gaza plan and the shift in the region - and among MAGA - against Israel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U...
Trita Parsi: Will Israel strike Iran again? Timing, aims, risks | Ep 482, Nov 1, 2025
YouTube video by Armenian News Network - Groong Podcast
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Spoke to the Groong Podcast on whether Israel will strike Iran again, given Trump's Gaza plan and the shift in the region - and among MAGA - against Israel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U...
This will become increasingly common, I am sure. If you committed war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza, justice will eventually find you.
An Israeli who fought in Gaza & Lebanon was detained in Prague and denied entry after France issued a 'criminal alert'
www.ynetnews.com/article/r1ft...
An Israeli who fought in Gaza & Lebanon was detained in Prague and denied entry after France issued a 'criminal alert'
www.ynetnews.com/article/r1ft...
IDF reservist detained in Prague over ‘criminal’ alert from France, forced to return to Israel
An Israeli who fought in Gaza and Lebanon was detained for hours at Prague airport and denied entry after French authorities issued a 'criminal alert' against him — though he’s never been to France; T...
www.ynetnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This will become increasingly common, I am sure. If you committed war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza, justice will eventually find you.
An Israeli who fought in Gaza & Lebanon was detained in Prague and denied entry after France issued a 'criminal alert'
www.ynetnews.com/article/r1ft...
An Israeli who fought in Gaza & Lebanon was detained in Prague and denied entry after France issued a 'criminal alert'
www.ynetnews.com/article/r1ft...
'Germany Is Back' – and That Should Scare Us All
By @derJamesJackson
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence in a way that goes beyond any conflict abroad...
zeteo.com/p/germany-pr...
By @derJamesJackson
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence in a way that goes beyond any conflict abroad...
zeteo.com/p/germany-pr...
'Germany Is Back' – and That Should Scare Us All
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence in a way that goes beyond any conflict abroad, reminding us this really is the country of the 1920s, again.
zeteo.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
'Germany Is Back' – and That Should Scare Us All
By @derJamesJackson
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence in a way that goes beyond any conflict abroad...
zeteo.com/p/germany-pr...
By @derJamesJackson
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence in a way that goes beyond any conflict abroad...
zeteo.com/p/germany-pr...
So Israel breaks the ceasefire, and after having killed dozens, including children, declares that the ceasefire is back on.
Under no definition of a ceasefire is this permissible.
As I said at the outset: It will only work if Trump SUSTAINS pressure on Israel.
He isn't.
Under no definition of a ceasefire is this permissible.
As I said at the outset: It will only work if Trump SUSTAINS pressure on Israel.
He isn't.
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
So Israel breaks the ceasefire, and after having killed dozens, including children, declares that the ceasefire is back on.
Under no definition of a ceasefire is this permissible.
As I said at the outset: It will only work if Trump SUSTAINS pressure on Israel.
He isn't.
Under no definition of a ceasefire is this permissible.
As I said at the outset: It will only work if Trump SUSTAINS pressure on Israel.
He isn't.
Oh, how times have changed:
When Ilhan Omar said "It's all about the Benjamins" all hell broke loose.
Now, major voices on all sides say it openly. Here's
@ivehaditpodcast
: "When you're bought and paid for by AIPAC, you're not authentic. You're Benjamin Netanyahu's bitch."
When Ilhan Omar said "It's all about the Benjamins" all hell broke loose.
Now, major voices on all sides say it openly. Here's
@ivehaditpodcast
: "When you're bought and paid for by AIPAC, you're not authentic. You're Benjamin Netanyahu's bitch."
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oh, how times have changed:
When Ilhan Omar said "It's all about the Benjamins" all hell broke loose.
Now, major voices on all sides say it openly. Here's
@ivehaditpodcast
: "When you're bought and paid for by AIPAC, you're not authentic. You're Benjamin Netanyahu's bitch."
When Ilhan Omar said "It's all about the Benjamins" all hell broke loose.
Now, major voices on all sides say it openly. Here's
@ivehaditpodcast
: "When you're bought and paid for by AIPAC, you're not authentic. You're Benjamin Netanyahu's bitch."
OMG!
Jewish-American doctor recounts how Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive.
"Their cries being muffled by the dirt as it was poured upon them while they were being buried alive."
These were children!
Jewish-American doctor recounts how Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive.
"Their cries being muffled by the dirt as it was poured upon them while they were being buried alive."
These were children!
October 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
OMG!
Jewish-American doctor recounts how Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive.
"Their cries being muffled by the dirt as it was poured upon them while they were being buried alive."
These were children!
Jewish-American doctor recounts how Israeli soldiers took two Palestinian children, tied their hands behind their backs, and buried them alive.
"Their cries being muffled by the dirt as it was poured upon them while they were being buried alive."
These were children!
Israel killed their parents. Destroyed their homes. Killed their siblings. It took their feet, sometimes their hands, and even their eyes.
But it could never kill their spirits.
These Gaza children are the survivors of a genocide.
But it could never kill their spirits.
These Gaza children are the survivors of a genocide.
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Israel killed their parents. Destroyed their homes. Killed their siblings. It took their feet, sometimes their hands, and even their eyes.
But it could never kill their spirits.
These Gaza children are the survivors of a genocide.
But it could never kill their spirits.
These Gaza children are the survivors of a genocide.
Some in Europe hope that a mere shaky ceasefire in Gaza should enable Europe to go back to business as usual with Israel (not that they really abandoned business as usual in the first place...)
Galatasaray soccer fans disagree...
Galatasaray soccer fans disagree...
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Some in Europe hope that a mere shaky ceasefire in Gaza should enable Europe to go back to business as usual with Israel (not that they really abandoned business as usual in the first place...)
Galatasaray soccer fans disagree...
Galatasaray soccer fans disagree...
Told @esaagar & @krystalball that it remains unclear whether Trump's openness to talks with Iran is about real diplomacy (ie a workable give-and-take) or whether he is only looking to discuss the terms of Iran's capitulation (which won't work).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxLy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxLy...
Trump Says Gaza WAR OVER But Hurdles Remain
YouTube video by Breaking Points
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October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Told @esaagar & @krystalball that it remains unclear whether Trump's openness to talks with Iran is about real diplomacy (ie a workable give-and-take) or whether he is only looking to discuss the terms of Iran's capitulation (which won't work).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxLy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxLy...
Witkoff mentions Netanyahu and the Israeli crowd won't stop booing.
If only Western media had reported that many Israelis blame the prolonged suffering of the hostages on Netanyahu.
Instead, they have uncritically parroted the false line that Netanyahu continued the war TO GET THE HOSTAGES HOME.
If only Western media had reported that many Israelis blame the prolonged suffering of the hostages on Netanyahu.
Instead, they have uncritically parroted the false line that Netanyahu continued the war TO GET THE HOSTAGES HOME.
October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Witkoff mentions Netanyahu and the Israeli crowd won't stop booing.
If only Western media had reported that many Israelis blame the prolonged suffering of the hostages on Netanyahu.
Instead, they have uncritically parroted the false line that Netanyahu continued the war TO GET THE HOSTAGES HOME.
If only Western media had reported that many Israelis blame the prolonged suffering of the hostages on Netanyahu.
Instead, they have uncritically parroted the false line that Netanyahu continued the war TO GET THE HOSTAGES HOME.
This is why those banking on the Israeli "opposition" convince very few...
Yair Lapid, head of Israel's opposition:
"Those who demonstrated against Israel in London, Rome, Paris... were deceived by propaganda... The truth is, there was no genocide, no intentional starvation."
Yair Lapid, head of Israel's opposition:
"Those who demonstrated against Israel in London, Rome, Paris... were deceived by propaganda... The truth is, there was no genocide, no intentional starvation."
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is why those banking on the Israeli "opposition" convince very few...
Yair Lapid, head of Israel's opposition:
"Those who demonstrated against Israel in London, Rome, Paris... were deceived by propaganda... The truth is, there was no genocide, no intentional starvation."
Yair Lapid, head of Israel's opposition:
"Those who demonstrated against Israel in London, Rome, Paris... were deceived by propaganda... The truth is, there was no genocide, no intentional starvation."
Told @abc that for Trump's plan to work, he has to break with the pattern of the past and SUSTAIN pressure on Israel. We cannot wait to see if Israel will uphold its end of the deal - Trump needs to use US leverage to make sure that they do. But will he?
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Video Israel and Hamas begin fragile ceasefire
Trita Parsi, vice president at Quincy Institute, and author of "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the US," discusses the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Told @abc that for Trump's plan to work, he has to break with the pattern of the past and SUSTAIN pressure on Israel. We cannot wait to see if Israel will uphold its end of the deal - Trump needs to use US leverage to make sure that they do. But will he?
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
“The trigger was this massive overreach by the Israelis by attacking Qatar and other U.S. partners in the region,” Parsi said. The White House “decided that they needed to take some sort of initiative — they needed to stop Netanyahu.”
theintercept.com/2025/10/11/q...
theintercept.com/2025/10/11/q...
Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire?
Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.
theintercept.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“The trigger was this massive overreach by the Israelis by attacking Qatar and other U.S. partners in the region,” Parsi said. The White House “decided that they needed to take some sort of initiative — they needed to stop Netanyahu.”
theintercept.com/2025/10/11/q...
theintercept.com/2025/10/11/q...
Spoke at length on @cspan about Trump's Gaza plan, why it happened, why now, what it will take for it to endure, and why Trump finally chose to exert pressure on Israel.
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
Trita Parsi on the Gaza Ceasefire and Trump Administration Middle East Peace Plan
Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft talked about the latest with Gaza ceasefire and phase one of the Trump administration's peace plan.
www.c-span.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Spoke at length on @cspan about Trump's Gaza plan, why it happened, why now, what it will take for it to endure, and why Trump finally chose to exert pressure on Israel.
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
A Pew survey last week reported that 59% now hold a negative view of Israel, while 39% believe it is “going too far” in Gaza – compared with 31% a year ago, and 27% who thought this just two months after the war started.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Polls and politics point to a sea change in US views on Israel. Will it matter?
Fueled by dissent over the war in Gaza, the US public’s views are changing – and support for the Palestinians is rising
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A Pew survey last week reported that 59% now hold a negative view of Israel, while 39% believe it is “going too far” in Gaza – compared with 31% a year ago, and 27% who thought this just two months after the war started.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I write in @RStatecraft that an overlooked aspect of why Trump decided to push for a Gaza deal is that Israel was increasingly becoming a political burden. Israel’s standing has been tanking among America Firsters.
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-gaza-d...
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-gaza-d...
Trump Gaza Deal will work: If he keeps pressure on Israel
If not, he risks another failure as his first ceasefire agreement fell by the wayside shortly after hostages were released
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I write in @RStatecraft that an overlooked aspect of why Trump decided to push for a Gaza deal is that Israel was increasingly becoming a political burden. Israel’s standing has been tanking among America Firsters.
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-gaza-d...
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-gaza-d...
Told @BeckyCNN that it would be a disaster if Trump lets Israel reduce his deal to just a ceasefire and not the end of the war that he has touted it as.
Netanyahu made sure the previous deal never reached Phase II, will Trump allow him to do so again?
Netanyahu made sure the previous deal never reached Phase II, will Trump allow him to do so again?
October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Told @BeckyCNN that it would be a disaster if Trump lets Israel reduce his deal to just a ceasefire and not the end of the war that he has touted it as.
Netanyahu made sure the previous deal never reached Phase II, will Trump allow him to do so again?
Netanyahu made sure the previous deal never reached Phase II, will Trump allow him to do so again?
John Mearsheimer and I spoke on a panel hosted by the "Community Alliance 4 Peace" about Israel, Gaza & Trump. I think you'll enjoy the full conversation, but this 15-minute exchange between John and me around the 38th minute seems to have gotten the most attention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQq4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQq4...
From Qatar to Iran: Regional Implications of Israel's Genocide in Gaza
YouTube video by Community Alliance 4 Peace and Justice
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
John Mearsheimer and I spoke on a panel hosted by the "Community Alliance 4 Peace" about Israel, Gaza & Trump. I think you'll enjoy the full conversation, but this 15-minute exchange between John and me around the 38th minute seems to have gotten the most attention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQq4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQq4...
If you suddenly Chris Pratt or Steph Curry suddenly start to spew brainless pro-Israel talking points on Social media, don't be too alarmed. Here's what likely happened...
Israel wants to hire Pratt and Curry to target Evangelical churches for support in a new $3.2M effort
Israel wants to hire Pratt and Curry to target Evangelical churches for support in a new $3.2M effort
Israel wants to hire Chris Pratt and Steph Curry
The Jewish state is seeking to target Christian Evangelical churches for support, using celebrities and an anti-Palestinian message in a new $3.2M effort
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you suddenly Chris Pratt or Steph Curry suddenly start to spew brainless pro-Israel talking points on Social media, don't be too alarmed. Here's what likely happened...
Israel wants to hire Pratt and Curry to target Evangelical churches for support in a new $3.2M effort
Israel wants to hire Pratt and Curry to target Evangelical churches for support in a new $3.2M effort
WOW!
New Report: The US has paid $21.7 billion (!!) since Oct 7 to help fuel Israel's slaughter in Gaza!
@QuincyInst's @WilliamHartung in a new report co-published with @costofwar:
responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aid-israe...
New Report: The US has paid $21.7 billion (!!) since Oct 7 to help fuel Israel's slaughter in Gaza!
@QuincyInst's @WilliamHartung in a new report co-published with @costofwar:
responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aid-israe...
$21.7 billion in US military aid has fueled Israel's war on Gaza
A new report shows how American support has been essential to what many experts are now calling a genocide
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
WOW!
New Report: The US has paid $21.7 billion (!!) since Oct 7 to help fuel Israel's slaughter in Gaza!
@QuincyInst's @WilliamHartung in a new report co-published with @costofwar:
responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aid-israe...
New Report: The US has paid $21.7 billion (!!) since Oct 7 to help fuel Israel's slaughter in Gaza!
@QuincyInst's @WilliamHartung in a new report co-published with @costofwar:
responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aid-israe...
.@GretaThunberg tells Swedish media that Israel subjected her and others on the flotilla to "extreme physical abuse and torture."
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...
Gretas första ord på svensk mark: ”Utsattes för tortyr”
Det var tyst från Greta Thunberg på Arlanda. Men nu berättar hon om upplevelsen i det israeliska fängelset. – Extrema fysiska övergrepp och tortyr, säger hon.
www.aftonbladet.se
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
.@GretaThunberg tells Swedish media that Israel subjected her and others on the flotilla to "extreme physical abuse and torture."
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...
Netanyahu is building a narrative that Israel starting war with Iran and dragging the US into it, is ultimately aimed at defending the US itself...
The man who pushed for the Iraq war now claims that Iran will soon pose a nuclear threat to Miami, NY, Boston etc...
The man who pushed for the Iraq war now claims that Iran will soon pose a nuclear threat to Miami, NY, Boston etc...
October 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Netanyahu is building a narrative that Israel starting war with Iran and dragging the US into it, is ultimately aimed at defending the US itself...
The man who pushed for the Iraq war now claims that Iran will soon pose a nuclear threat to Miami, NY, Boston etc...
The man who pushed for the Iraq war now claims that Iran will soon pose a nuclear threat to Miami, NY, Boston etc...