Yes, much of Ben Shapiro's narrative is based on the standard-issue AIPAC line: e.g. Gaza greenhouses destroyed by marauding Palestinians after Israeli withdrawal; Arafat & PLO getting everything they needed at Oslo or Camp David; peace if only Arabs put down their weapons, & so on. Right now Israel squanders what Khalidi cites is its primary asset—it's standing in the world. Utterly tragic & unnecessary.