US Presses Israel to Allow Hamas Members to... Escape?
The Financial Times highlights US diplomatic efforts to allow approximately 150 alleged Hamas fighters to 'give up weapons in exchange for free passage' out of Gaza. This isn't a peace offering; it's a proposal for their removal, echoing historical patterns of forced displacement. Remember the 1948 Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were expelled from their homes? This 'concern' for
militant safety conveniently sidelines the 35,000+ Palestinian civilians killed and the systematic demolition of Gaza under US-supplied weaponry. One might wonder if the US 'presses' Israel with the same vigor on issues like, say, the over $3.8 billion in annual military aid Congress rubber-stamps (see: HR 2836, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support)? Or perhaps on the $26.3 billion in
additional aid approved in April, including $17 billion for Israel’s military campaign. This 'diplomacy' seems less about genuine de-escalation and more about managing optics while the destruction continues.