Tag: war in Gaza

[T]he U.S. may have come to realize how much its international standing has declined due to its subservience to Israel.

[W]hen ethics are abandoned for epics, and when political power subverts rational military decision-making, it is not surprising that symptoms of strategic fatigue begin to develop.

It is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment.

From an American viewpoint, Gaza is a nuisance and perhaps something that can be worked around in the broader campaign against Hamas.

President Donald Trump affirmed that Israel's annexation of the West Bank would not happen.

[T]he United States has had the final word in restraining excesses and the reckless conduct of Israel.

Contempt for him is so great that, in this country, Trump is conceded little, and his successes are ignored. One of them is the peace plan for the Gaza Strip.

This peace plan is a chance — maybe the last chance. To screw it up would be fatal.

The attempted assassination of Hamas negotiators marks a turning point. ... Added to the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza, international law has finally died.