Hamas Accepts UN Forces; Israel Unmoved About Peace
Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya told The New Arab they'd accept UN forces for a transitional period, provided Israel fully withdraws and a Palestinian state is established. This sounds like an opportunity for de-escalation, but history offers a stark reminder: any proposal not involving Palestinian subjugation is generally dead on arrival. For decades, plans from Quartet roadmaps to Oslo Accords
crumbled because of Israeli rejections or expansions—not Palestinian intransigence. The US, with its congressional purse strings tied by organizations like AIPAC, consistently greenlights any Israeli move, framing it as 'security' while actual security for Palestinians remains an afterthought. We're expected to believe that after months of leveling Gaza, Israel suddenly yearns for UN oversight
that would constrain its actions. This offer, like so many before it, will likely be dismissed as 'unrealistic' or 'rewarding terrorism,' enabling the continued humanitarian catastrophe. The question isn't whether Hamas will accept international terms, but whether the international community has the spine to impose them on all parties—especially the ones receiving over $3.8 billion annually in
U.S. military aid.