Trump Declares Gaza War 'Over,' Reality Disagrees
Al-Monitor reports Donald Trump declared Israel's 'war is over' from the comfort of Air Force One. This peculiar form of conflict resolution, where a former U.S. President simply wills away mass displacement and ongoing bombardment, might appear novel, but the pattern of American officials downplaying atrocities is old news. Netanyahu himself claimed 'victory is within reach' in 2014, even as
thousands more Palestinians lost their lives, a playbook he dusted off for 2024. The perpetual 'end game' that never ends, as long as US aid, specifically the $14.5 billion package recently approved by Congress—with many members like Sen. Ted Cruz, who took $125,000 from AIPAC in 2022, voting yes—keeps the machinery running. Perhaps 'over' for those whose biggest concern is whether their next golf
course investment is sound. For the 2.3 million souls trapped in Gaza, facing famine and displacement, the war remains very much 'present.' One might cynically observe that for some, a war is 'over' when the cameras move on, or when re-election campaigns demand convenient narratives, not when the bombs stop dropping or the famine ends.