Independent Discovers Ceasefire Between Unequals Not Equitable
The Independent's latest dispatch laments the breakdown of a Gaza ceasefire, presenting both Israel and Hamas as equally culpable for 'breaching Trump's peace.' This classic 'both sides' framing conveniently ignores the vast power imbalance and Israel's documented history of negotiating ceasefires only to resume hostilities, often with a renewed intensity. Remember the 2014 Gaza ceasefire,
supposedly brokered, only for Israel to launch 'Operation Protective Edge' a few weeks later? Or the 2008-2009 'Cast Lead' operation, following a six-month truce that Israel unilaterally terminated via air strikes? These aren't 'breaches'; they're a pattern. The media refuses to acknowledge the difference between a state with F-35s and billions in unwavering U.S. military aid (like the $14.3
billion recently approved by the House in HR 815) and a besieged, occupied populace. Senator Lindsey Graham, who received $25,000 from AIPAC in Q1 2024, recently dismissed these 'breaches' by stating 'there is no limit to what we are willing to do to defend Israel.' Perhaps next, The Independent will report on how civilian casualties 'accuse each other' of occupying the same hospital. Oh, the
humanity of 'both sides' when only one is doing the leveling.