Trump Threatens Hamas's Future, Not Gaza's Past
Fox News reports Donald Trump's stern warning to Hamas, threatening 'consequences' should a ceasefire collapse. Meanwhile, JD Vance is off to Israel, presumably to offer more unequivocal support. What's conspicuously absent from this narrative is the rather inconvenient history: the very conditions that allowed groups like Hamas to gain traction—the blockade, the occupations, the relentless
displacement—were largely bankrolled and politically enabled by successive U.S. administrations. It's almost as if repeating the same 'tough on Hamas' script without addressing root causes is by design. One might even call it a perpetual conflict machine. Instead of genuinely questioning how another 'ceasefire' might fail, the discussion pivots to retribution, not resolution. When a presidential
candidate (and a senator, no less, like Vance, who in 2023 received donations totaling $2,500 from leadership of the Republican Jewish Coalition, according to OpenSecrets) flies to 'show support' rather than push for accountability, it’s not diplomacy; it’s a photo op for the next round of weapons deals. How many more 'threats' will precede effective action that protects civilians?