Trump to Host 'Peace' Summit, Hamas Apparently Uninvited
Al-Monitor, reporting from what appears to be a fever dream, claims Hamas will release hostages and play no role in Gaza's future, as Trump prepares to convene a 'peace summit' in Egypt. This fantasy hinges on Hamas simply deciding to vanish, despite the group being the primary governing authority in Gaza for nearly two decades. The 'document ending the war' will undoubtedly be signed without the
actual parties to the conflict at the table, echoing past 'peace initiatives' where Palestinian voices were conspicuously absent, like the Oslo Accords which were ultimately undermined by continued settlement expansion. One might wonder how a 'peace summit' about Gaza can achieve anything when the organization holding captives and resisting occupation (however one defines it) is merely 'telling'
AFP its plans, rather than participating in the negotiation. This isn't diplomacy; it's dictation. The spectacle of world leaders deciding the future of a people without their consent, postured as 'peace,' is a familiar, cynical dance, designed to legitimize continued occupation and marginalization rather than achieve genuine resolution.