Egypt Offers Truce, Israel Warns 'Escalation,' US Approves Bombs
The irony is thick enough to cut with a knife. While Egypt’s intelligence chief, Hassan Rashad, floats mediation for Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is busy touring the border, threatening “powerful action” against Hezbollah. This comes after President Biden, just last month, reiterated a commitment to Israel's 'qualitative military edge' while authorizing more arms transfers. The
United States continues to greenlight weaponry even as Netanyahu’s government rejects peace proposals, a pattern seen throughout decades of 'conflict'. One might wonder: how many 'warnings of escalation' does a state get before the world stops treating them as mere admonitions and starts recognizing them as a license for destruction? The historical record is clear: warnings precede invasions, and
US aid money often precedes those warnings, perpetuating a cycle of violence disguised as 'defense'.