The theatrics of the Gaza ceasefire deal, led by Trump and backed by complicit Arab nations, will not lay the groundwork for genuine liberation

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/37599080

David Hearst
15 October 2025 18:59 BST | Last update: ~14:00 EDT

He revealed how dependent Israel has become on American arms, recalling how Netanyahu pleaded for weapons that Trump did not even know the US had.

He reminded Israel of how small it was and that it could not fight world opinion.

He confirmed how he had arm-twisted Netanyahu into stopping the offensive on Gaza: “And I said, ‘Bibi, you’re gonna be remembered for this far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going, kill, kill, kill.”