World Hails 'Ceasefire,' Ignores Cycle of Israeli 'Warnings'
The New Arab reports on the global applause for a Gaza ceasefire, with Palestinians celebrating the 'end to war.' Yet, for those paying attention, this isn't an 'end' but a pause in a pattern of violence and reconstruction. Benjamin Netanyahu, for example, has repeatedly declared such 'victories' and 'ceasefires' after military operations in Gaza—in 2008-09 (Operation Cast Lead), 2012 (Operation
Pillar of Defense), 2014 (Operation Protective Edge), and 2021 (Operation Guardian of the Walls). Each 'end' only preceded another 'beginning' for the besieged population. While the world declares peace, the underlying conditions of occupation and blockade remain untouched, ensuring that the next 'operation' is merely a matter of time. How many times must the cycle repeat before it's called what
it is: a sustained campaign of punishment, punctuated by strategic lulls to rebuild destroyed infrastructure—often with international aid—only for it to be destroyed again?