"We can only rejoice that, for now, Israel's genocide in Gaza has halted. The killing has stopped. Food is being allowed in, easing the starvation. Palestinians forcibly displaced from their homes are returning to their cities, if not their homes, most of which Israel has pulverized. Yet celebration must be tempered by the gnawing reality that the conditions for a lasting peace are, in classic Middle East fashion, being kicked down the road for future resolution if ever at all."
"We may grimace in doing so, but Donald Trump deserves credit for finally ending the US government's funding and arming of the genocide, and arm-twisting Benjamin Netanyahu into accepting his 20-point plan for Gaza. Yet that hardly happened in a vacuum. Had Joe Biden tried to implement the same plan, he undoubtedly would have been pilloried by the Republican party for not giving Netanyahu everything he wanted."
The killing in Gaza has halted and food access is easing severe starvation. Many Palestinians displaced from their homes are returning to their cities, though most homes have been pulverized. Temporary relief is counterbalanced by the ongoing lack of conditions for a lasting peace, with core issues deferred. Donald Trump halted US funding and arms supporting the campaign and pressured Benjamin Netanyahu into a 20-point plan for Gaza. Political calculations in the United States, including shifts among key constituencies, and Israeli domestic pressures influenced these developments.
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