Word of the Month:
By: Majid Siadat
Ceasefire in Gaza

After two years of relentless warfare, Gaza faces a fragile ceasefire that may mark the end of a devastating chapter. Despite enduring immense destruction, famine, and tens of thousands of deaths, Palestinians in Gaza continue to demonstrate resilience and hope for freedom. Israel’s military campaign, though it occupied much of Gaza and inflicted catastrophic damage, failed to eliminate Hamas or secure all hostages. The ceasefire, based on Donald Trump’s “20-point plan,” consists of three phases involving prisoner exchanges, partial Israeli withdrawals, easing of humanitarian restrictions, and Hamas’s limited disarmament. Later phases address Gaza’s reconstruction and vaguely reference a potential Palestinian state, though the text’s ambiguity allows Israel broad interpretive power, raising doubts about genuine sovereignty or lasting peace.

The agreement appears to serve U.S. strategic interests more than Israel’s immediate ambitions. Under Trump’s pressure, Israel accepted terms meant to reduce regional instability that had become a burden to Washington, whose focus lies on global
competition with China. For U.S. allies like Saudi Arabia and the UAE—whose economic modernization depends on regional stability—Israel’s expansionist policies have become an obstacle. Trump’s ability to compel Israel without facing domestic backlashfrom pro-Israel lobbies is portrayed as politically unique.

While the ceasefire is a welcome alternative to continued bloodshed, the article concludes that true peace remains elusive. As long as Israeli expansionism persists and the regional balance of power remains unchanged, stability in the Middle East will be
temporary at best. Genuine peace, it argues, requires a transformation that empowers Palestinians to rebuild socially, economically, and politically as an independent and self-determining nation.

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