So many Events took place in the past two weeks. Oof! I can mouth out about all of them! However, I am going to focus on October 9th. and Trump’s Peace Deal. So, here goes:
Two adages came to my mind when I heard that a Ceasefire in Gaza was announced and that a Peace Deal was being negotiated regarding Trump’s Plan. I waited until the brutal bombing ceased, until I saw the few food trucks, medical supplies, water, fuel and other scanty necessities begin to come into Gaza, and then I said to myself: “You Cannot Argue With Success,” and “You Have To Give Credit Where Credit Is Due.” Yes, Trump did succeed in silencing the bombings and in bringing all those many Nations to discuss the details moving beyond the ceasefire. Yes, he Succeeded, and he gets the Credit for that. Could he have done that in January? In February? In March? Of course he could have, but he wanted to give Netanyahu (who was recently booed loudly by the brave Israelis in Hostage Square who are now aware of his Evil tactics!) all the space he needed to achieve his Evil Objectives, annihilate more Innocent Palestinian Humans, increase the rubble in Gaza and cause more innocent Israelis to die. Could Genocide Joe, who was being Manipulated by both Worthless Blinken and Evil Netanyahu, have done that? Of course he could have, but he didn’t! I do not purport to know what goes on behind closed doors, especially those closed doors of Political maneuvering, however, there seems to be a real effort this time to getting things off the ground. With the Israeli hostages back in Israel, and with Trump giving a speech at the Knesset during which that whole event was well-choreographed, hyped to a nauseating extent, was brimming with adulations and self-adulations, with the white-washing of Israel’s Genocidal ambitions and behavior despite Innocent Palestinians having been the barbaric target practice for the Israeli IDF, with salutations galore and with the promise of regional peace at the upcoming Summit Meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh to seal the deal and to ensure that the Palestinian Human Beings will be the Sacrificial Lambs at the alter of the New Colonialism which is cementing the entire Middle East, Arabian Peninsula Kingdoms, Emirates and Sheikdoms to this New Colonialism that promises more Authoritarianism, Dictatorships, abrogation of Human Rights, of Justice, and of Legality. What Can I Say? It was undoubtedly and in many respects a dramatic day!
I have no doubt that Evil Netanyahu was watching all this as he was taking credit for the unfolding events, as well as portraying himself as Israel’s Hero while plotting how we will be in control of the New Occupation of the Palestinian and Arab People. I can never forget that Evil Netanyahu had sabotaged every agreed upon negotiation for peace during the past two years while blaming Hamas for the failure, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he does it again. However, it is being articulated and written about by so many observers, even some on Podcasts and the Mainstream Media, that it was Netanyahu who had been stalling, and lying, and deceiving, and producing propaganda to blame it all on Hamas and to absolve himself of the Genocide and Starvation Campaign that he has been waging against Innocent Palestinian Civilians. Will the Israeli Humans oust him after all that? Many of them saw through him very early on, it dawned on some others later. However, the whole world was viewing the images of his Genocide and cringing; Flotillas carrying food and medicine and attempting to break through the blockade of Gaza and failing to do so; street Protests going on within Israel, in the United States and across Europe; more and more Israeli publications, Holocaust Scholars, and Jewish Peace proponents within and without Israel all making it more and more impossible for both Trump and Netanyahu to ignore the dire situation. The Optics were too stark, too cruel, too bloody! AIPAC and the ADL had become too Toxic, their Messaging ringing hollow. Organizations, Law Firms and the affected Human Beings of the unfounded Antisemitism Campaign were fighting back and winning. Boycotted Israeli-supporting corporations and products were feeling the pinch. Even some of our own Hollywood Royalty were speaking up and condemning the Genocide. Israel was losing the blind support and goodwill that it had been nourishing for decades. The Truth about the Palestinian Catastrophe in 1948, Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Humans since then, Expropriation of Palestinian property and the dehumanization and brutality of its Occupation and all the Numerous Lies, Deceit and Propaganda of Israel’s so-called desire to “live in Peace” had come to a head! And, yes, it all began with the conspiracy to settle Palestine by European Jews prior to 1948, and continuing to that year and all the years since then and Not on October 7th. cruel as that event was for the innocent murdered Israelis, their families and the trauma it caused for the Israeli population. That does not Negate The Fact that Palestinian Human Beings have been deliberately and systematically Traumatized since 1948 with one horrid event after another and with the complicity of the United States and European nations, while so many citizens in the West had been Ignorant beyond comprehension of the Undeniable Facts until recently!
Yogi Berra said: It’s Not Over Till It’s Over. And no Trump’s full Peace Plan has not come to fruition yet. However, he is Chairing the Board Of Peace that will be following up on the implementation of his 20 point peace plan. If he pulls it through until the finish line which is an Independent Palestinian State living side by side with Israel in Peace then I will be the first to express my gratitude on this issue. One thing gives me a little hope that he might do just that, and it is that since he started campaigning for the Presidency prior to 2016 and up until now he has been executing and doing the Good, the Bad and the Ugly that he had promised – and there’s a whole lot of ugly, especially domestically! And, will Jared and MBS ensure that at the end of the line there will be a Truly Independent Palestinian State, or will they drag it on for years thus inviting more anger, frustration and violence?
The last thing I have to say is that there is a big difference between “Terrorists” and “Freedom Fighters” no matter how the Colonist West wants to define those, and I, as well as millions of Palestinian and Arab Humans consider ourselves Freedom Fighters for having been consistently insistent and persistent in our non-violent opposition to our Ruthless, Merciless and Brutal Occupation since 1948, and our yearning for Our Freedom! We will continue on with this noble effort for as long as it takes!!
Well, Hala. I admire your optimism and generosity. From my admittedly limited POV, I don’t believe Trump deserves any credit at all except for prolonging a brutal genocide. My understanding is that the “peace deal” now being flaunted is the same one Biden proposed months ago. If so, Trump gets no credit there. And this current cease fire? Just another tactic to drown pedophilia charges against Trump, and once Israeli prisoners are exchanged, Netanyahu can raze Gaza with complete impunity, killing off even the Palestinian prisoners he released. I have no confidence that any of this is anything other than a cruel game of smoke and mirrors for Netanyahu and Trump both. The target is to turn Gaza into a luxury resort for the rich and famous, not return it to its rightful its rightful Palestinian inhabitants. I hope against hope that I am wrong, but I don’t believe one single word of this agreement.
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