The Influence of American Politics on Ceasefire Deal

    A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been broken and the war in Gaza was already being started since Tuesday, March 18th when Israel decided to bomb areas where Palestinians are settled. According to Aljazeera, Israel claims it is doing to force Hamas to release the captives in Gaza and they know Hamas’s initiate plan to attack Israel. Meanwhile, Israel with the support from Trump Administration have blamed Hamas for not agreeing to release the remaining captives even though it is not part of phase 1 ceasefire deal based on NBC News. Regardless of the allegation Israel has been put to alter public opinion as if Hamas fault on the break of ceasefire deal, Israel will remain consistent to waging war against Palestinians nonetheless because Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu can be put behind bars if he lost his seat as prime minister especially near election day. The PM of Israel has also domestically received tons of backlashed from those whom relatives held in Gaza. Beside Benjamin Netanyahu’s persistence to avoid be judged due to allegedly have done corruption, Donald Trump as a prominent ally for Israel and its right-wing government has been given Netanyahu permission to continue war in Gaza as a justification for releasing Israeli captives. In addition of Donald Trump has been given golden pager during Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House visit made him more enthusiastic for continuing ethnic cleansing. However, Donald Trump was not the only one who gifted with such a gift, Democratic Senator John Fetterman was also received pager but silver one when he was visiting Israel.

     Senator John Karl Fetterman from Pennsylvania was appreciating Benjamin Netanyahu’s gift and said, “you know, when that story broke, and I was like, I love it”. Not pretty sure what 'story' he was referring to, but it most likely about Israel’s act of terrorism in Lebanon last year of 2024. As far as I am concerned, Senator Fetterman is implicitly supporting Israel unconditionally as if republican senators did even though his democratic colleagues such as Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and other democratic senators are against Israel’s aggression in Gaza. Democrat right now is campaigning their party to fight against Oligarchy like Senator Bernie Sanders as well as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. They are not solely targeting workers in United State, but also trying to receive support from voters who are sympathizing towards Palestinians. Democrat senators and representatives have acknowledged how valuable young voters who are also putting their focus on Middle East war. Senator Fetterman is basically doing the opposite and he seems like collaborating with other republican politicians rather than trying to draw difference between democrat and republican. He is going to create similar view for democratic voters as if US president election where voters who are supporting Palestinians are being neglected.

    It is obvious regarding the war in Middle East is one the reasons the shift of former Vice President Kamala Harris’s voters for presidential election beside the neglection of middle- and low-class workers. Based on Gallup’s poll, it showed 49% of democrats are more sympathize towards Palestinians more than ever in 2023 with 38% sympathize to Israelis and 13% neither, both, or no opinion. Therefore, why democratic nominee even bothers to try to attract people who are in favor of the State of Israel if republican party already acquired near 80% voters who sympathize towards Israelis and has a consistent branding of unconditional support for Israel. It is astonishing to see democratic party trying to bandwagon with republican to gain voters with similar interest. Democratic party needs to draw differences with republican because those voters who against genocide in Gaza was not being secured by democrat when it was in presidential election. Nonetheless, Donald Trump is already running the office and White House as the implication of the unawareness and unwillingness from democrat to at least brave enough to say no weapons will pass into Israel and embrace anti-genocide voters. Now since Donald Trump has the leverage to use executive order, he is trying to threat Americans’ first amendment right by arresting protestors who are not aligned with the interests of Trump and his owners which are billionaires.

    Trump Administration without a doubt is assaulting people’s right on free speech by unlawfully arresting Columbia University graduate and green card holder, Mister Mahmoud Khalil. Mr. Mahmoud was being taken by Department of Homeland Security without arrest warrant and he was being put into unmarked car on March 8th. He was being accused of being sympathize towards terrorists even though the evidences to prove the allegation is lacking. However, White House was putting out a tweet with shalom as a greeting or precisely as derogatory and the followings are, “This is the first arrest of many to come” put with the name of President Donald J. Trump on March 11th. Trump Administration ensure to manage and reduce antisemitism even if he needs to cross somebody’s right on political free speech. What is worse than exercising their first amendment and then being unlawfully detained by such a regime funded by billionaire who is using money to lobby a president merely because you are talking and criticizing foreign country due to its unconditional supports. Honestly, it seems like Canada is not US’s 51st state, Israel is. In spite of fascism is transparently being exhibited, Trump regime is going to sugarcoat Israel even more until both of them get their objectives which are natural resources and religious prophecy. In order to obtain those goals, Trump regime is directly putting US troops fight against Yemen because Houthis is blocking shipment of US weapons to Israel at Red Sea.

    Houthis’s attacks to blockade a gate for US to ship their artilleries to Israel was driven Trump regime mad and decided to address the issue by striking Yemen. On March 15th evening, US was launching missiles to Yemen Capital, Sanaa, and northern province of Saada. Trump said on his social media, “Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at US aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies”. No wonder why Israel’s 'neighbors' are furious towards United State and its interests. However, the way Donald Trump react is going to escalate further retaliation from Houthis and Iran because those people are going to secure their land at all cost. Even though Houthis’s action is deemed as obstacle for US, former UN official on BreakThrough News says Yemen’s Red Sea blockade follows international law to stop genocide.

    As far as I am concerned, ceasefire deal is not going to permanently implement as long as Benjamin Netanyahu remains in his office. In fact, the supports from Trump regime have been driven war in Gaza more aggressive. Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are on the edge of their political career. They are 'allegedly' committed crimes and their positions in politics are the only shield they have before they are being apprehended by authority to decide whether they are guilty or not. Nonetheless, given the amount of time Donald Trump has, he without hesitate will use available leverages to achieve his objectives in American politics unless he is trying to run as a president for the third time though it is undoable due to 22nd amendment. Let us see what happen in 2028 since he could possibly run as president again if he can end birth right citizenship and assault somebody’s right on free speech. Beside the concern of what Donald Trump could do unconstitutionally, democratic party seems enjoy to collaborate with GOP (Grand Old Party/Republican Party) rather than fight against GOP and its interests which also align with billionaires’ goals. If somebody did not fight against Trump regime and oligarch, next time they will harass another amendment like they have been done to Mister Mahmoud Khalil and his free speech right. Mr. Mahmoud Khalil is merely showing solidarity to Palestinians as if Houthis but without violence. The main difference is, Houthis is trying to do tangible actions to prevent further Palestinian’s casualties. If the world still bleeding after somebody was speaking and standing up to stop its wounds, it is incomprehensible to imagine what the world could be without it.

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