Netanyahu Orders Strikes, Weeks After 'Ceasefire' Was Signed
NPR dutifully reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered new strikes on Gaza, barely weeks after a 'fragile ceasefire' was established. Netanyahu points fingers at Hamas for alleged fire, a claim Hamas denies. While mainstream outlets present this as an isolated incident, they conveniently omit the cyclical nature of these 'ceasefires' that always seem to collapse under Israeli
military action—a familiar pattern seen in 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2021. This latest round of 'defense' follows a well-worn script, often justified by vague claims of 'security needs' while the US continues to funnel over $3.8 billion annually in military aid. Senator Ted Cruz, for example, a staunch supporter of such aid, received over $20,000 from pro-Israel PACs in the last election cycle
(OpenSecrets.org). One might wonder if these 'ceasefires' are less about peace and more about establishing new pretexts for continued escalation without risking the loss of crucial US funding or political capital. How many 'fragile ceasefires' does it take before we acknowledge the peace was always conditional, and the violence, perpetual?