The New York Times has once again turned the Middle East conflict upside down.

In an article titled “For Israel’s Neighbors, the Election Offers Little Hope of a Reset,” the newspaper features a photograph of destruction in Lebanon, and that Israel’s election offers “little hope” that relations will improve with the Jewish State.

The message is unmistakable. Israel is the problem. Its neighbors are waiting for Israelis to elect someone more accommodating.

But Hezbollah attacked Israel. Hamas attacked Israel. Both organizations have pursued Israel’s destruction.

Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, slaughtering civilians and taking hostages. Hezbollah opened another front the following day, firing rockets into Israel.

Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon in 2000 and removed its civilians and permanent ground forces from Gaza in 2005. Neither withdrawal brought peace. Hezbollah rearmed, while Hamas built an extensive terrorist infrastructure in Gaza.

Meanwhile, Israel has made peace with Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. Those countries chose coexistence over confrontation.

The Times could examine why Hezbollah continues to threaten Israel, why Hamas rejects the Jewish state, or why Iran finances and arms organizations dedicated to attacking it. Instead, it places the burden of regional peace on the outcome of Israeli elections.

The Times fails to comprehend that jihadists cannot accept a Jewish State “in any part of Palestine,” as radical Muslims have made clear for a century. Reorienting that narrative is either propaganda or the sign of a fool. Both tell readers to go elsewhere.