Newsweek Discovers 'Peace Deals' Need Actual Peace, Eventually
The piece (from 2018, mind you) argues that ongoing resistance in Gaza necessitates more than superficial 'peace' agreements. What it, and much of mainstream media, consistently sidesteps is the historical context: the 17-year blockade of Gaza, deemed collective punishment by the UN, creating an open-air prison long before any 'deal' is tabled. The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 and 1995, were
hailed as a path to peace, yet they cemented Israel's military control and permitted settlement expansion, setting the stage for perpetual conflict, not peace. One might wonder why these 'flimsy deals' keep getting pushed by international bodies and embraced by politicians. Perhaps it's easier to talk about abstract 'peace processes' than to address the documented human rights abuses, the land
appropriations, or the consistent flow of US taxpayer dollars—over $3.8 billion annually, as seen in the 2023 financial aid package. How many more 'peace deals' will we endure before the media asks why they never deliver actual peace?