Trump plainly intended his Gaza peace plan to close the book on Israel’s crimes, but in Europe, people are building momentum for accountability, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Real peace demands Palestinian statehood, Ukrainian neutrality and the courage to defy the war lobby, write Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares.
There will be no peace in Gaza. Only the temporary absence of war as the history of Israel’s “peace agreements” shows.
Governments of the world have the collective power to end this genocide and the brutal, illegal occupation of Palestine, writes Nicolas J. S. Davies.
There’s not a lot to feel optimistic about here. If the killing does stop on a lasting basis, it will be a pleasant surprise.
We must allow for the possibility of success of Trump’s 20-point peace plan in Gaza, of course. But at writing I simply cannot see it.
The world broke its silence at the U.N. late last month, but force alone is what counts for Trump and Netanyahu, who propose to stand astride the world like co-emperors.
The return of this name to the scene in Gaza signals the return of the same policies that set the Middle East on fire, writes Shaimaa Eid.