Democracy Now
We get an update on ongoing
ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel from former Israeli peace
negotiator Daniel Levy. The latest proposal, mediated by U.S. Middle East envoy
Steve Witkoff, “walks back the commitment for a permanent ceasefire, Israeli
withdrawal and allowing in of humanitarian aid.” It’s a bad deal for the
Palestinians that will allow Israel to continue its ethnic cleansing of Gaza,
says Levy. Meanwhile, families of Israeli hostages are protesting Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s delays in securing a deal as he works toward
“permanent war” and the eventual annexation of Gaza. “None of this would be
possible if so much of the Israeli media and society was not mobilized in
support of this, and none of that would be possible if Israel wasn’t treated
with impunity.” Levy also responds to the latest massacre of Palestinians at an
aid site operated by the U.S.-Israeli aid initiative, the Gaza Humanitarian
Foundation.
