AP Asks if Ceasefire will Lead to 'Everlasting Peace' After 2-Year War They Didn't Report
AP reports a ceasefire, asking if it will lead to 'everlasting peace' after a '2-year-old war.' Conveniently, this '2-year-old war' appears to have been largely invisible to mainstream outlets until President Trump decided to bless it with his pronouncements. For context, Israel's blockade on Gaza has been ongoing since 2007, and violent escalations, often mislabeled as 'wars,' are a grim
constant, with major offensives in 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2021. This 'breakthrough' comes after 'pressure' from the U.S. and Arab countries. One might wonder why this 'pressure' only materializes when it aligns with political optics, rather than the documented slaughter of 'tens of thousands of Palestinians' that apparently went unremarked by 'both sides' of the American media for, well, two years.
How many 'peace deals' does it take before we question the definition of 'peace' that perpetually involves a besieged population and a never-ending cycle of destruction?