Ariel Gold is the national co-director and a senior Middle East policy analyst with CODEPINK, a women-led grassroots organization that supports peace and human rights initiatives and works to end US wars and militarism. Her work focuses on Palestinian rights, diplomacy with Iran, holding Saudi Arabia accountable for human rights abuses and the war in Yemen, and restricting U.S. weapons sales to end engagement in the Middle East. She has been published in Ms. Magazine, the Forward, Tikkun, Jacobin, and other outlets. She lives in Ithaca, NY. Follow her on Twitter @ArielElyseGold