Trump Says 'Ceasefire' Still In Place, Not Genocide
Trump's assertion of a 'ceasefire still in place' (perCBS News) glosses over incessant Israeli incursions and the daily violence against Palestinians. This isn't a peace process; it's a chronic state of siege punctuated by escalations—a cycle dating back decades, not just this current 'ceasefire.' Remember when then-President Trump moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem in 2018, defying international
consensus and effectively gutting any pretense of a 'peace process' he now claims to uphold? The media's 'both sides' framing of 'violations' ignores the vast power imbalance. One side controls land, air, and sea; the other, an effectively stateless, contained population. This rhetorical flattening allows politicians, and the outlets that amplify them, to maintain a false equivalency — as if
'violations' hold the same weight when perpetuated by an occupying power versus a besieged group. One might wonder, how many times can a 'ceasefire' be 'still in place' before it's just endless occupation?