Since Israel is, like the U.S. as described by Russia and China "non-agreement capable," it remains to be seen how much fire actually ceases. Yesterday when the ceasefire was announced Zionists went on killing Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
https://x.com/sahouraxo/status/1879690323779346438
It's early days for an agreement that goes into effect on Sunday, and I can't blame Gaza's survivors for celebrating the end of this particular phase of their torment. Or Hamas for celebrating this as a win. While I myself remain skeptical.
Read the full text of the agreement here.
How many aid trucks will actually be allowed in?
Which Palestinians will be rearrested immediately after being released from Israel's torture prison, as per past practice?
Will the Palestinian Authority go on killing on Israel's behalf in the West Bank?
Will the bombing of Palestine's supporters in Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen cease too?
Perhaps a reading list is in order today as we sift through what is known and unknown about this glimmer of hope.
Aljazeera video: "Netanyahu, a 'war criminal', cannot be trusted with a ceasefire: Marwan Bishara"
Excerpt:
We need to focus on the humanitarian issue that is facing us in Gaza..
We need to look at the future in a way clean from the craziness of Israeli politics..
What's important is to end the occupation -- of Gaza, of the West Bank, of East Jerusalem, even of the Syrian Golan Heights.
Caitlin Johnstone: "Thoughts on the ceasefire deal"
Excerpt:
The deal as written is apparently virtually identical to the one Hamas agreed to last May, which Netanyahu then sabotaged with the complicity of the Biden administration.
As usual, Israel appears to be ramping up its aggressions to kill as many people as possible before the fighting comes to an end. These next few days will be an especially terrifying time to be living in Gaza.
Simplicius: "Ceasefire deal reportedly reached in Gaza, as both Biden and Trump take credit"
Excerpt:
After much more than a year of fighting, the “pound for pound greatest military force on the planet” was unable to defeat Hamas even after being given a blank cheque for total indiscriminate slaughter and genocide of the civilian population with zero repercussions, a leeway not afforded to any other military force in recent history.
The fact is, the IDF performed dismally and the reason the deal even came about was because the last several weeks saw a significant spike in IDF soldiers’ deaths.
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network: "The resistance lives, the prison doors open -- on the road to liberation and return"
Excerpt:
Of course, the genocide in Palestine did not begin in October 2023, and it will not end with the implementation of this agreement. Genocide is the nature of Zionism; it is the weapon of imperialism. Since 1948 – and indeed, since the Balfour declaration and British colonialism in Palestine – Palestinians have been resisting genocide. This is, however, a new stage of struggle against the ongoing Zionist genocide, organized, directed and backed by the imperialist powers – as illustrated by their colonial bombardment of Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank as the ceasefire agreement was being announced.
Fiorella Isabel: "Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire and hostage deal after 15 months of genocide but there's a nefarious catch"
Excerpt:
This is happening now because [Israel] needed Syria out, a weakened Axis, and weakened non-aligned axis, for their required objectives. It’s also no coincidence that we’re seeing this all come with a change of face in the US, while the same long-planned foreign policy will continue.
Few mention the fact that Israel’s been taking up more and more land in the occupied West Bank with the help of the Palestinian Authority. It’s only a matter of time before they fully control the entire thing, given the state of the region and the incoming logistics, unless there is a miraculous, united push to stop Israel and the US -- which looking at Syria, is unlikely.
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