US Media Discovers Hamas Seeks Peace, Ignores Decades of Attempts
Middle East Eye recently reported that Turkish President Erdogan welcomed Hamas's response to a truce proposal, declaring them 'ready for peace.' This revelation, that a Palestinian resistance group might actually desire an end to hostilities, seems to require an external validation for many US media outlets. They conveniently forget that Hamas, in 2006, accepted a two-state solution based on 1967
borders, an initiative largely ignored by Western governments then, just as they ignored the Doha Accord in 2012 or the multiple ceasefires broken by Israel. Instead of exploring why this 'window of opportunity' has been repeatedly slammed shut, the narrative quickly shifts to how Hamas couldn't possibly desire peace. The usual suspects—politicians who regularly accept donations from organizations
like AIPAC (which funneled millions to candidates in 2022 backing unconditional Israeli aid)—will undoubtedly claim Hamas is playing 'mind games.' It leaves one wondering: how many times does an oppressed group have to say 'peace' before it becomes newsworthy?