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Truman said of the creation of the state of Israel, "We took Palestine in small doses. You can’t move 5 or 6 million people out of a country and fill it up with 5 or 6 million more and expect both sets of them to be pleased."
This was never about granting Palestinians rights, equality much less a state.
A 146 countries recognize Palestine as a state... but the ground reality is that the ones that matter do not...
Palestinians, the residents, locals and natives must be a disarmed people for the forsakens to feel safe. While zion must be armed to the hilt!
They never came to integrate and live among the masses of their chosen refuge. They came to rule...
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"providing Israeli hardliners an excuse" this implies Hamas stripped agency away from the Jewish state and they had no other choice but to genocide. When there's a problem within a foreign government the American approach has been to remove the problem in the case of the Jewish state's government those elements are appeased. In the past there have been several examples of muzzling the Jewish state by Americans, this time it was not muzzled. Yet we are blaming Hamas and Palestinians instead of the Jewish state and its backers.
The blame of this entire disaster remain on the Jewish state's actions alone.
How is Arafat asking the other Arab states if they agree with Oslo an example of "overplaying his hand"? From my understanding he only wanted their approval of the deal.
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Egypt should have attacked when IDF was bogged down in Gaza
With Gaza tensions high, Egyptians and Israelis warn of a new war
Story by Sarah El Sirgany, CNN• 7h•
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“Are we going to war?” asks a worried Cairo saleswoman upon learning that she’s speaking to a journalist. The ominous question about the prospect of war between Egypt and Israel has crept into many conversations in the country.
These murmurs of war reveal growing concerns among a population worn down by successive economic crises and horrified by the devastation it has seen Israel inflict on Gaza and Lebanon. Over the past few weeks, the diplomatic row over US President Donald Trump’s proposal to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt has intensified this anxiety, turning this chatter into fervent debate.
The same question, along with alarming answers, has ricocheted through Egyptian, Arab and Israeli media. An Israeli website published an AI-generated scenario of an attack destroying Egypt’s strategic High Dam. And an Egyptian YouTuber posted an AI-generated video of an attack on Israel’s nuclear reactor. Keyboard warriors trade accusations and threats on various social media platforms and TV shows debate what they see as evidence of each side’s readiness for war.
According to a report in Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, this “war sentiment” is fueled by misleading information amplified by right-wing outlets in Israel. It debunked many of the claims circulating on social media and TV about an Egyptian military buildup at the border.
Amos Harel, a defense analyst at Israeli newspaper Haaretz, said he doesn’t know “how much (of) this is coordinated and how much is spontaneous,” but added that it may be in the interest of the Israeli far right to “stir the pot regarding Egypt” to divert attention from domestic criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Families of hostages held in Gaza have accused Netanyahu of wavering on a deal to free the captives in order to appease hardliners in his government, which he has denied. Egypt and other mediators are trying to salvage the ceasefire, which went into effect in January and is now hanging by a thread.
Tensions over the Sinai Peninsula
The main point of contention is whether Cairo has deployed more soldiers and military equipment to the Sinai than permitted under the security provisions that followed the 1979 peace treaty with Israel.The treaty, brokered by the United States, ended decades of war between both countries and set limits on Egypt’s military footprint in the Sinai Peninsula that borders Israel. It ushered in an era of close security cooperation between the two, and with the US.
Egypt has been keen to emphasize that it is following the rules. In 2016, while fighting a local ISIS branch, it secured Israel’s approval to expand its military presence in the Sinai. When Egypt reinforced its border with Gaza and bolstered its security last year, Egyptian officials insisted the deployment remained within the framework of a 2016 agreement between the two.
In September, Egypt conducted a military drill in Sinai using live ammunition, followed by a military parade in October that was attended by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. Media on both sides of the border have aired footage of these events and said they are signs of possible war preparations.
Displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes because of Israeli strikes, seek shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt, on January 7. - Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Such alarm hasn’t been confined to the media, as Israeli officials have also chimed in.
“We have (seen) bases being built that can only be used for offensive operations,” Israel’s ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, told a meeting of American Jewish leaders in January. He alleged Egypt was in “serious violation” of the peace treaty and that this would be addressed “very emphatically.”
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, reportedly asked why Egypt is spending “hundreds of millions of dollars on military equipment” in an interview with an Israeli radio station. “This should raise alarm bells. We have learned our lesson. We must monitor Egypt closely and prepare for every scenario,” he said.
Egyptian and Israeli military spokespeople did not respond to CNN questions regarding the alleged deployments and whether they would constitute a violation of the security agreements.
Military analysts on both sides dismiss media reports of Egyptian deployments in Sinai as baseless.
“No (Egyptian) tank enters Sinai without Israel’s approval,” said Hossam el-Hamalawy, a Berlin-based Egyptian security analyst, arguing that Egypt’s military doesn’t have the capacity to enter a war with Israel. Most of the videos of Egyptian military deployment and drills circulating in Arab and Israeli media, he explained, are either old or not filmed in Sinai.
‘If we are destined to fight, we are up to it’
In a rare TV interview with the traditionally media-shy military establishment, a leading Egyptian military commander, Maj. Gen. Ahmad Mahmoud Safi El-Din, told Saudi news channel Al-Hadath on Thursday that Egypt’s military expenditure and efforts to modernize its arsenal were meant to “preserve peace and stability in the region.”Outgoing Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi also addressed the growing concern in a public address last week but said it was not a priority. “We think that it is not a threat at the moment, but it could change in an instant,” he said.
With the absence of a stated government position, the matter was left for influential media personalities to interpret.
“We are not on the verge of a war with Israel,” popular Egyptian talk show host Amr Adib told viewers in February. Known for his close ties to the Egyptian government, he was careful to couch his reassurance, saying it only reflects the current moment, “as in right now, at 10:15 p.m.,” he said, looking at his watch, implying it could quickly change.
Both countries violate the peace treaty, he said, and it would only collapse if one side attacks the other, “but we are not entering war.”
“Israel understands it would be seriously hurt in such confrontation… If we are destined to fight, we are up to it,” he added.
Unprecedented pressure on peace treaty
The creeping threat of war has overshadowed domestic issues facing the leaders of both countries. Yet, analysts also point to a series of events that could potentially undermine the treaty.“Rational minds do not want the treaty to be at risk. The action taken over the past 15 months have put pressure on the treaty that have never been at this level before,” said Nabil Fahmy, former Egyptian foreign minister and dean emeritus of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo.
What could eventually tip the balance is the potential expulsion of Gazans into Egypt, which Fahmy said would constitute a threat to Egypt’s national security.
In the months leading up to Israel’s operation in the Gazan border city of Rafah, which started in May, Egypt warned that forcing over 1 million Palestinians sheltering there into Egypt, as proposed by some Israeli officials, would put the treaty at risk.
Israeli soldiers stand by an entrance to a tunnel which the military says Hamas militants used in the southern Gaza Strip, near the Philadelphi Corridor along the border with Egypt, on September 13. - Leo Correa/AP
A year ago, Sisi, the Egyptian president, told reporters and his European counterparts that any such displacement would mean moving the Palestinian fight against Israel to Egyptian territory. “Sinai would become a base for fighting against Israel… In response, Israel would attack Egyptian territory,” he said.
So, when Trump presented his plan to displace Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan and turn Gaza into a Middle Eastern “riviera,” this scenario was already in the back of people’s minds.
“Israelis did not take the Trump plan seriously. But on the Egyptian side, it was taken deadly seriously,” explained Max Rodenbeck, the Israel/Palestine project director at the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank. Fearing that pressure would build up in Washington D.C. for Cairo to comply, Egyptians had to make a show of political force and indicate that the treaty is at risk, he said.
Arab nations didn’t want to directly antagonize the US president by engaging in a media spat. In their rejection of the plan, official statements said they looked forward to cooperation with Trump to achieve peace in the region. Arab leaders are expected to meet in Cairo this week to discuss a counter plan to present to Trump.
Whether Trump backtracks or not, there is a realization among Arab nations that the region, like the rest of the world, is entering uncharted territory under his second term in office.
“Trump’s proposal is in complete contradiction with the whole objective of comprehensive peace between Arabs and Israelis,” Fahmy said.
Fahmy, like the security experts who spoke with CNN, downplayed the real-life impact of the media chatter about an impending war, but all were worried by its growing intensity.
There is an underlying fear that the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the first between an Arab country and the Jewish state – and which has become a bedrock of regional security – might be facing its greatest threat since it was signed 45 years ago.
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I'm a US Army Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza. American Actions There Betray the Values I Fought For | Opinion
Opinion by Adam Hamawy
Israel Halts All Aid Into Gaza: What Does This Mean For The Ceasefire?
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As a former U.S. Army combat trauma surgeon who has twice volunteered in Gaza over the past year, I could not be more alarmed by the role that our government has played in the indiscriminate killing and destruction there, and in the suffering of Gaza's people.
I looked on with shame and anger as President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated social media video touting his plan to "take over Gaza," force its people to relocate elsewhere, and redevelop the territory as profitable luxury real estate.
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I served my country in a time of war. I fought for what I believed to be American values—commitment to democracy, concern for the oppressed, a basic sense of honor, and the courage to do what is right. Today, it is crystal clear to me that with our actions in Gaza, the United States is not honoring these values.
Destroyed buildings are pictured in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on March 1, 2025, amid the ongoing truce in the war between Israel and Hamas. BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images© BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images
Trump's push for a shameless landgrab in Gaza underscores the basic moral integrity that our country has lost. The entirety of our Gaza policy since the start of the current war—from the Biden administration into the Trump administration—has failed to live up to the values I was taught to uphold.
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Last month, I returned from my second medical mission to Gaza over the past year. During my first mission, in May 2024, I traveled to Gaza with a multinational team of medical volunteers. I could not sit still while I saw so many people suffering—and knew that I had the skills and experience to potentially help them.
I have never witnessed suffering like I saw during those three weeks in Gaza last May. I saw children flooding the emergency room as mass casualties. I saw whole extended families and their neighbors shredded with shrapnel from blast injuries, burnt, and crushed. I have never lost so many patients with survivable wounds simply because their malnourished bodies lacked the strength to heal.
In January, I returned to a Gaza hospital amid the current ceasefire—hoping that the brief respite in the violence would mean that conditions had greatly improved for the people there.
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While the break in the fighting meant that thankfully I had far fewer trauma victims to operate on, I was still stunned by the new level of destruction that had taken place during the eight months since my last mission. Building after building that stood during my mission in May was now destroyed. People struggled to survive in a landscape decimated by relentless bombing.
Even though the bombing had temporarily stopped, I still witnessed many lives lost unnecessarily due to infections, malnourishment, and the inability to provide basic post-operative care.
Even as Israeli authorities have ostensibly allowed more aid to enter during the ceasefire, it is still grossly insufficient. Even as my colleagues and I were finally allowed to enter Gaza after a week of unjustified delays and denied entry, we were prohibited from bringing many of the basic supplies needed to treat patients. And this week, just as Ramadan begins, the Israeli government has announced it is cutting off all aid into Gaza as it argues with Hamas over the terms for potential continuation of the ceasefire.
Instead of protecting civilians and health care workers, the United States has supplied many of the weapons used to attack them. We have provided diplomatic cover for Israel for repeatedly violating international law while denying the legitimate humanitarian needs of the Palestinians.
Now that Gaza lies in ruins due to these policies, our new administration is threatening and taking actions that could make the situation even worse.
First, the Trump administration decided to slash foreign aid and unilaterally shut down USAID—eliminating and defunding programs that helped provide desperately needed humanitarian aid and care to many in Gaza. Now, President Trump is outrageously calling for the full depopulation of Gaza and a U.S. "take over." His vision seems to be about making profits for himself and other wealthy developers, while ignoring the basic humanity and fundamental rights of the Palestinian people.
I got to know and admire so many Palestinians during my missions there. They are devastated by what has happened, and terrified of what could happen if the current ceasefire collapses and the war and bombing resumes. Yet very few have any desire to leave the only homeland they have ever known.
They want what all people want, and they have the same inalienable rights that we do as Americans. As a country, we should recognize this and recommit to the universal principles that once made us a beacon of hope and justice.
As a veteran who once gave an oath to protect and defend this country and what it stands for, I implore our leaders to remember these values. Under both the Biden and now Trump administrations our policies have done tremendous harm in Gaza. We have lost our soul as a nation. We must recover our sense of decency, and the courage to do what is right.
Dr. Adam Hamawy is a trauma surgeon and U.S. Army veteran from Princeton, N.J. While serving in Iraq, he helped save the life of Tammy Duckworth, now a U.S. senator. Dr. Hamawy has volunteered on humanitarian medical missions around the world, including two missions to Gaza over the last year.
The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel is preparing for the next stages of the war, referring to a "seven-front conflict."
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The seven fronts Israel is addressing include:
- Iran: Direct confrontations and strategic operations against Iran.
- Hamas in Gaza: Military engagements with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
- Hezbollah in Lebanon: Conflicts with Hezbollah forces operating from Lebanon.
- Houthis in Yemen: Addressing threats posed by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
- Shia Militants in Iraq: Countering Shia militant groups based in Iraq.
- Militant Groups in Syria: Operations against various militant factions within Syria.
- Palestinian Fighters in the West Bank: Dealing with armed Palestinian groups in the West Bank.
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Yup, and this maybe another consequence of the directionless and weak state of the global Islamic movement and nations (mostly). Those who said there was a threat to this holy and very important mosque in Islam, maybe proven right soon if Israel violates or destroys it,but Israel won't because it will probably make Israel start "burning" seriously again (from repercussions from the Muslim and global world's reactions).
But some groups and few nations in the ME that some PDFers think "Israel destroyed" can punish Israel, and seriously too.
Except Iran, Iraq, Yemen and the resistance axis. I think you are really referencing Sunni Muslim world here- now that Sunni Islam is a bit down due to weak Arabs,some will want to lump the revolutionary and alert Shias who are not feeling down and disoriented with their loser selves- Sunni Islam has everything it needs to revive and revolt and renegerate.
925boy
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Wow, this is crazy interesting and scary at the same time, but i also think some new phases of the regional struggle between the resistance axis and Israel and its allies are about to start or begin.
If Israel fought 2 of the 7 fronts/groups already, didnt destroy any, and was forced to sign ceasefires (WHAT A JOKE Israel is. Also, it shows that the IRGC's preparation of its allies and proxies is competent at the minimum) with them, then i doubt Israel can perform well against all 7 fronts, talk less of effectively.
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There, fixed it for you.
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"Egypt presented the map for the reconstruction of Gaza, and it was approved at the Arab Summit today, and its most important provisions.
Building 200,000 more housing units and an airport in Gaza
Forming a committee to administer the Gaza Strip for 6 months in preparation for the return of the Palestinian Authority
The Gaza Strip Administration Committee will consist of independent figures and will operate under the umbrella of the Palestinian government.
Possibility of deploying international forces in Gaza"
Hassan Al-Somal
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"'Israel' officially completely rejects the Arab plan for the reconstruction and management of the Gaza Strip.
And stick to the displacement plan"
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