Gaza ceasefire

EDITORS—Jeff and Peter discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East, now referred to as West Asia. Peter speculated that a ceasefire agreement, possibly influenced by a deal between Trump and Netanyahu, might not hold for long. He suggested that Netanyahu’s ultimate goal could be to control all of Gaza and expand Israel’s borders, potentially leading to control of a significant portion of the world’s hydrocarbon resources. Peter also mentioned the possibility of a new canal, the Ben-Gurion Canal, replacing the Suez Canal, which would further empower Israel. Jeff agreed with Peter’s analysis, stating that the Jewish state of Israel would win either by exterminating or evacuating the Palestinians. Both agreed that this situation needs to be halted. The authors also discussed many other issues on the world agenda, from Ukraine to America’s posture to China, Iran, etc.

EDITOR—Garland discusses the political storm triggered by Trump’s push for a ceasefire in Gaza (note the arch-Zionist politicians like Lindsay Graham are so far keeping silent or praising Trump), and the possibly revolutionary forces the US empire may have detonated across Europe by its arrogant disregard for the steep decline in living standards brought about by the EU’s economic implosion resulting from energy costs.

ELECTRONIC INTIFADA—The prime minister of Qatar announced late Wednesday that a phased deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas to end more than 460 days of brutal and devastating war and genocide in Gaza and to exchange prisoners. The news was met with joy in Gaza, but fear and apprehension remain. The ceasefire is not set to come into effect until Sunday, and Israel has not let up its bombing and massacres. And while the agreement is expected to bring immediate relief to Palestinians, many questions remain unanswered about a devastated Gaza’s long-term future. While many factors led to this agreement, especially the continued strength of the resistance on the ground, the intervention of Donald Trump appears to have been decisive. The US president-elect’s envoy is reported to have applied unprecedented pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, something the Biden administration has adamantly refused to do.

EDITOR—Nima and Pepe sort out the many questions surrounding the much discussed and announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which seems to have become a possible reality only under the direction of Trump. Indeed, the first question that Pepe settles is the question of who gets the credit for this deal, if it comes to fruition, Biden or Trump, and the answer is unequivocal: Trump. Obviously, considering Trump’s long-established ties with the Zionist entity and his personal debt to prominent Zionist billionaires, not to mention family links (his son-in-law is Jewish and Zionist) and a cabinet full of rabid Neocon zionists, many people have great reservations about the future of Gaza and Palestinians in general during his rule.

EDITOR—Episode 129 of Blowback: Exposing Imperial Decline with special guests Max Parry and Greg Rosen. Max Parry sums up the opinion of the panel (shared by our editor) that those who refused to support Harris in the recent sham election were proved to be more correct morally and strategically than the “Blue liberal tide”, since it’s now clear that, whatever flaws and reservations we may have about Trump, the announced ceasefire would not have happened under the Biden-Harris regime.