Turkey Seeks 'Safe Passage' for Hamas, US Media Seeks Our Amnesia
The New Arab reveals Turkey's role in negotiations with the US, Egypt, and Qatar over 200 Hamas fighters supposedly 'holed up' in Gaza's tunnels. This echoes the 1982 Lebanon War, when US envoy Philip Habib negotiated safe passage for PLO fighters out of Beirut, portraying it as a diplomatic triumph while Palestinian civilians remained vulnerable to atrocities like Sabra and Shatila. Now, the
media frames these talks as a humanitarian gesture, rather than a tactical maneuver following months of relentless bombardment and a severe humanitarian crisis. One might ask: why the sudden concern for 'safe passage' now, after relentless campaigns demanding 'eradication' and 'total victory'? It's almost as if the architects of this devastation require a narrative cleanup. The silence on US
complicity, such as President Biden's recent approval of another $1 billion arms package for Israel, makes the 'humanitarian talks' chatter ring particularly hollow.