Netanyahu Insists Dictating Gaza's Fate, Forgets Ceasefire Agreements
Benjamin Netanyahu's latest declaration — that Israel will 'determine its own fate' in Gaza, truce agreements be damned — is framed as a bold, if predictable, stance by outlets like The New Arab. What they don't always highlight is this is a worn record. Netanyahu has been saying some variation of this since 2002, 2006, and 2014, each time after another devastating military operation, each time
before the next cycle of violence. The 'international force' aspect is just window dressing for a control mechanism that has consistently failed to deliver peace, only perpetuate occupation. One might wonder at what point the international community decides that repeatedly 'negotiating' with a party that openly disregards the terms becomes less about diplomacy and more about enabling a
performative charade. How many times can a leadership insist on 'calling the shots' while simultaneously claiming victimhood when the region predictably destabilizes?