Gaza Marks Two-Year 'Anniversary' of Endless Cairo Talks
While The New Arab notes Gaza's two-year mark coincides with 'peace talks' in Cairo, they're framing diplomatic Kabuki with a body count. This isn't a 'continuing' situation, it's a grinding, two-year siege and bombardment that has killed over 80,000 Palestinians, according to Al Jazeera's count and UN reports. How many 'peace talks' can one people endure while their homes are flattened and their
children starved, before we call it what it is: a sustained military campaign cloaked in diplomatic theater? These 'talks' offer perpetual distraction, allowing politicians like President Biden to lament civilian deaths one day, only to approve more arms shipments the next. For instance, the administration approved over 100 separate foreign military sales to Israel since October 7, 2023, totaling
billions, according to a March 2024 Wall Street Journal report confirming a continuous supply of bombs and munitions. One might wonder who benefits from these perpetual, yet consistently fruitless, 'discussions' while the violence escalates. Certainly not the people of Gaza.