Jan 16, 2025 · “I think the question is how cynical are they [the Israeli government] more than us.. I think we should be, like all journalists, skeptical and cautious,” says Tarnopolsky, who adds that she has a “tremendous fear” of this being a “truncated ceasefire.” Meanwhile, outgoing President Joe Biden and incoming President Donald Trump are more than keen to take credit for the breakthrough ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Israel plays a cynical game. It makes phased agreements with the Palestinians that ensure it immediately gets what it wants. It then violates every subsequent phase and reignites its military...

Jan 16, 2025 · Israel plays a cynical game. It makes phased agreements with the Palestinians that ensure it immediately gets what it wants. It then violates every subsequent phase and reignites its military assault.

3 days ago · The current ceasefire risks a similar fate. Once the release of Israeli hostages is complete, there is a high likelihood of resumed hostilities. Past patterns suggest that provocations by Israel may elicit Palestinian responses, which are then used to justify the abandonment of agreements and further escalation of violence.

Jan 17, 2025 · The Ceasefire Charade Israel plays a cynical game. It makes phased agreements with the Palestinians that ensure it immediately gets what it wants. It then violates every subsequent phase and reignites its military assault.

Nov 19, 2024 · US special envoy Amos Hochstein urged Israel, Lebanon, and the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah to seize the opportunity before them and agree to a ceasefire that would end the war that has raged...

Sep 28, 2024 · The peace appeals of Israel’s Western enablers are a cynical charade. For the West, Lebanese lives are as disposable as Palestinian lives. Its calls for a ceasefire are no more than a sham.

Jan 16, 2025 · Israel plays a cynical game. It makes phased agreements with the Palestinians that ensure it immediately gets what it wants. It then violates every subsequent phase and reignites its military assault.

Jun 11, 2024 · At the United Nations, the Biden Administration has been advancing what it says is an Israeli plan to pause the fighting and release hostages, which would then transition to a permanent ceasefire...

Nov 10, 2023 · Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, describes Israel’s decision to allow a four-hour humanitarian pause each day in combat operations in northern Gaza...