Joe Biden has just unveiled a new peace plan for Gaza. As designed, this plan meets neither the needs of Israelis nor those of Palestinians.
The plan aims first to calm American and world public opinion, especially since the American elections are coming soon. This is because young Democratic voters, as well as those who are Muslim, could decide not to vote because of Biden’s positions in the Gaza conflict. However, the Democrats need all their support more than ever.
The plan is designed in three stages. A ceasefire with a withdrawal of part of the Israeli troops and a massive supply of supplies to the Gazan population, then a release of all the hostages, and finally, a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza.
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Hamas politically intact
The American government, to force the hand of Netanyahu’s government, observes that Hamas can no longer carry out terrorist operations like that of October 7, 2023. This implies that Netanyahu’s military objective of destroying Hamas has largely been achieved.
Yes, but if Hamas is very weakened militarily, it is almost intact politically. Its main political leaders are still sheltering abroad. Its Islamo-totalitarian ideology is doing better than ever.
Under the circumstances, Biden’s peace plan only offers respite to Israelis and Gazans while Hamas regains its strength.
Israel and Palestine thus find themselves in a usual scenario. During a period of relative peace, Jewish settlers will eat up more of the West Bank territory, with the blessing of the Israeli government, while radical anti-Israeli forces will reconstitute, even stronger than before.
It is obvious that the Israeli government will not succeed in destroying Hamas, simply because it remains incapable of destroying its ideology.
Conversely, it is clear that Hamas has not given up its goal of destroying Israel. The war even increased the determination and rage of its activists.
It is unfortunate that students protesting around the world have focused almost exclusively on Israeli attacks on Gaza.
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Religious control
The religious totalitarian control of Hamas over Gazans should also be part of the demonstrators’ denunciations. Ditto for Jewish religious extremists.
This inability to attack totalitarian religious ideologies is deeply rooted in the United States and many of its allies.
In the United States, attacks on religion tend to be seen as human rights violations. Yet religions often oppose human rights and the foundations of democracy.
The catastrophe in Gaza and the other Palestinian territories demonstrates once again that at the stage of development to which humanity has reached, religions bring more harm than good.
