Israel is not interested in peace
Al JazeeraBy assassinating one of the main negotiators for a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, Israel made its intention to continue and expand the war clear. One Israeli official, Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu, apparently couldn’t contain his exuberance, and took to X to proclaim: “This is the right way to clean the world of this filth … Haniyeh’s death makes the world a little better.” In his social media post, Eliyahu also swore that there would be “no more imaginary peace/surrender agreements”, and that “the iron hand that will strike is the one that will bring peace and a little comfort and strengthen our ability to live in peace with those who desire peace”. Anyway, it has long been Israel’s modus operandi to squelch any opportunities for so-called “moderation” in order to justify its own perennial maniacal behaviour. In a recent Al Jazeera article titled “Why does Israel step up its attacks when Gaza ceasefire talks advance?”, journalist Justin Salhani reflected on the intensification of Israel’s current genocidal assault in the Gaza Strip even as ceasefire talks were progressing. The Cambridge English dictionary defines a “rogue state” as a “nation that is considered very dangerous to other nations” – and there’s no nation more rogue these days than the state of Israel.