Hamas 'Ready' to Cede Control? Right, Just Like Netanyahu Was 'Willing' to Talk Peace
Funny how suddenly Hamas becomes 'ready' to do what the Israeli government has demanded for years, just as Trump's shadow looms over the negotiating table. This isn't the first time an 'opportunity' has arisen for peace in the region, typically after massive destruction. Recall Netanyahu's declarations of being 'ready for painful compromises' in 2009, or his 'historic opportunity for peace' in
2011. Both times, settlement expansion continued, and talks collapsed. The pattern here? One side talks peace while the other continues annexation and displacement. This serves to sanitize the brutality, casting accountability onto the dispossessed group. The media frames this as a new development, ignoring that Hamas offered a long-term truce in 2014 if Israel lifted the siege, an offer Israel
rejected. So, is Hamas finally 'ready' for peace, or is the media finally 'ready' to acknowledge their previous stances? Perhaps they're just 'ready' to distract from ongoing atrocities by giving airtime to a 'good faith' gesture from the group currently being bombed. Always read between the lines, especially the lines that conveniently omit a decade of history.