A Shaky Ceasefire Is Better Than An Ongoing Genocide

By Stephen Zunes The Progressive, October 16, 2025;
republished by CommonDreams.org, October 17, 2025
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“It’s Up to the Global Community to Transform
the Gaza Ceasefire Into a Lasting Peace.”
But recent violations by Israel call the new deal into question. Whether Israel actually withdraws from the occupied Gaza Strip and upholds the ceasefire remains in question, so long as the Trump administration and US congressional leadership of both parties refuse to condition military aid to Israel.

Interview: Recognition of Palestine. Symbolic Breakthrough or Empty Gesture?

Wyoming Star, By Joe Yans, Published October 1, 2025:
“… Given that both the Israeli government and the leading opposition have categorically ruled out Palestinian statehood and that the Democrats, like the Republicans, categorically rule out pressuring Israel to compromise, they essentially oppose Palestinian statehood as well. Trump has threatened various forms of retaliation against US allies that have recognized Palestine…”

Putin’s Illegal Conquests Wouldn’t Be the First the White House Has Endorsed

New Lines, September 8, 2025: Zunes provides an extensive analysis of how the U.S. position citing the illegality of Russia’s annexation of conquered Ukrainian territory has been compromised by U.S. recognition of illegal Israeli and Moroccan annexations of conquered territories, and thus Trump’s apparent willingness to acquiesce to Russian aggression would not constitute a major break in U.S. policy: Putin’s Wouldn’t Be the First Illegal Conquests the White House Has Endorsed…