Having said that - today is a good day.

The huge powers of the Palestine solidarity movement that erupted all over the world in the past 2 years must be channeled to a productive pressure campaign against the occupation and apartheid, and build a global front for a Palestinian state, isolating Israel and the US.

Therefore, it is critical to continue pressuring for persistence of the ceasefire, full withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, and Palestinian sovereignty over the Strip. It is also essential to pursue accountability for the genocide through legal and other tools.
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On the other hand, Trump is still very loyal to Netanyahu and to the settler movement, and his recent slight tilt toward the side of the Arab world does not mean he has any sentiments for the Palestinians (nor does his buddies in Saudi and UAE).
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This doesn't mean there will be a PLO government in Gaza soon. Still, it does mean that the Israeli consistent demand for full security control over the Gaza Strip is unacceptable to regional actors and is not completely endorsed by the Trump administration.
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While the second stage of the Trump plan is an imperialist plan determined to appoint Tony Blaire to watch over Gaza and develop it for investors, when you look at the way the different actors interpret the plan, many insist on Palestinian rule there.
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Most importantly - it appears to be the end of the war, and therefore the genocide. There are indications that Trump, together with Turkey, Qatar and Egypt, gave guarantees that they will not allow Israel to return to war.
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This wealthy society is sacrificing itself for military aggression and war crimes. People are leaving or seeking an exit. Alongside the horror in Gaza - this is all very sad as well.

Meanwhile, the civilian infrastructure for Israeli citizens is crumbling. One can even see it in the streets of Tel Aviv - things are falling apart, PTSD is pervasive, traffic is horrific, and the health system is caving under pressure.
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These structural changes to the Israeli priorities are also creating a dependency and profiteering on the forever war among different constituencies within Israeli society - permanent reservists, private contractors hired to destroy Gaza, and the arms and cyber industries.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if this forever-war material reality, which normalizes the Idea that Israel will always be under threat of another surprise attack, would lead to a gradual fracturing of the peace accords with Egypt and Jordan.
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Israel was always an extremely militarized society, but the centrality of the army reduced since the 80s. The ideological transformation since 7/10 puts Israel on track back to the 1970s hyper-militarisation (a military with a state rather than a state with a military).
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The cuts pay for a 30 billion increase in the military's budget, and for investment in Israel's forever-war-footing and the annihilation of Gaza. It includes investment in arms restocking after the Iran war, as well as payment for the new round of reservist enlistment.
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