Hamas Threatens Truce as Israel Keeps Bombing. Who Knew?
The mainstream media breathlessly reports that Hamas finds continued Israeli attacks threatening to a 'truce'—the same truce Israel repeatedly violates, according to Palestinian officials, with airstrikes that killed dozens this week. Missing from this crucial analysis? The notion that a 'truce' implies *both* sides stop attacking. The US media often frames this as a Hamas provocation, ignoring
the historical pattern of disproportionate Israeli military action and settlement expansion that consistently precedes these 'threats' to whatever temporary calm has been achieved. One might wonder: how many 'truce-threatening' bombs does it take before the media questions who broke the peace first, or for Senator Ted Cruz, who took $120,400 from AIPAC in 2022-2023 (OpenSecrets.org), to condemn
the aggressor rather than call for 'unwavering support' for Israel's 'self-defense'? The cycle of violence conveniently omits context when it benefits the narrative of American allies.