Trump deal

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.