Israel and Hamas on Thursday edged closer to ending their devastating two-year war, agreeing on the initial terms of a deal that could pave the way to an imminent cease-fire and bringing relief to the families of Israeli hostages and to two million Palestinians in Gaza.
The two sides were preparing for an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners this weekend after reaching an agreement overnight, the culmination of sustained pressure from President Trump and Arab mediators. Mr. Trump suggested that he would travel to the region over the weekend, and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he had invited him to address Israel’s Parliament.…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/09/world/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire
Why would any sane person think the Zionists would uphold their end of any agreement when they have stated their intentions plainly? These are people who killed the other sides negotiators during negotiations multiple times. Since the agreement was announced, they have intensified shelling of civilians trying to return to Gaza City.
No reasonable news outlet refers to the prisoners that Hamas holds as “hostages.” All civilians held by Hamas were released a long time ago, and those remaining are all IDF criminals. The misnaming – which is no accident – has gone on the entire time, e.g. when the press would refer to “19 year old girls” who were, in fact, IDF criminals.
Hamas, the political wing, and Al-Quds Brigade, the military wing are heroes. They raped no one. They beheaded no babies. They did not put babies in ovens. Most of the dead at the music festival were killed by Israel’s Apache helicopters under the Hannibal directive.
The Irish Republican Army also had a political wing – Sinn Fein. Today they are a major political party in both Northern Ireland and in The Republic of Ireland. The IRA certainly engaged in activities which could be characterized as terrorism.
The US and its master, Israel, insist that Hamas cannot be allowed to exist in any future administration of Gaza or Palestine. Why should Hamas be excluded when Sinn Fein is allowed to operate in not just one but two governments?
It’s for the same reason that this “peace” deal will not be honored by Israel or the US. The Palestinians are perceived to be non-white (even though some of them are white, and many Israelis are not white), and therefore their lives are not considered to be of any value.