Trump Vows to 'Eradicate' a Problem He Helped Create
Bloomberg dutifully reports on Donald Trump's vow to 'eradicate' Hamas, framing it as a new, decisive stance as a 'fragile Gaza truce resumes.' What they won't tell you is how Hamas, a group Israel initially tolerated to counter the PLO, has been allowed to flourish over successive US administrations. Nor do they mention that Trump himself shifted the US embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 and recognized
Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, moves that exacerbated regional tensions and further alienated Palestinians, arguably strengthening extremist narratives. This 'eradication' rhetoric isn't new; Netanyahu has been promising it since 2002, 2006, 2014, and now, again in 2023. So, a fragile truce holds while a former president pledges to finish a job that seems endlessly unfinshed. One
might wonder: how many times can a global superpower promise to 'eradicate' a group before the public asks if they're actually trying, or just maintaining an endless war economy? Perhaps the 'fragile truce' isn't just between Hamas and Israel, but between public perception and the endless cycle of political posturing and convenient memory gaps.