A-Infos (en) Italy, UCADI #201 - TRUMP AND THE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

The Israelis have granted themselves a pause in the execution of the 
holocaust of the population of Gaza: a relative one, because they 
continue to kill. But there's more: they have finally revealed the 
mystery. The ultimate goal of the operation is to extend the territory 
of the Jewish state not only to Gaza but also to the West Bank, and to 
this end they have passed a specific law that provides for this. Even 
Trump's unexpected veto intervened to block the operation, which needs 
to be explained. First, we must consider the weakening and divisions 
that have arisen within the global Jewish lobby that has always 
supported Israel, caused by the genocide carried out in Gaza, by the 
horror generated by the massacre, by the methods used such as 
starvation, the indiscriminate killing of women and children, the 
individual violence of many soldiers against the Gazan population, the 
horrific torture of prisoners in Israeli jails, but above all, the 
realization that when it was happening, the world had come with the 
knowledge, which, disgusted and indignant, had taken to the streets, 
raising fears of a resurgence of virulent anti-Semitism. Whatever the 
deniers say, what happened was documented by courageous journalists, who 
sacrificed their lives to make the world aware of what was happening, 
even though Israel took every opportunity to eliminate as many as 247 of 
them and conceal the Gazan genocide. While many Jews living in Israel 
may view what happened in Gaza as a necessity and a need to satisfy a 
desire for revenge, Jews in the diaspora, at least some of the 
communities around the world, have seen the genocide of the Gazans as a 
reenactment of the methods and tragedy of the Holocaust, which many of 
them experienced. Certainly, these are individual defections and 
misgivings, but it is a fact that the unanimous support for Israel is 
being called into question for the first time. It is easy to understand 
what is happening if one simply looks at the positions taken by the 
Roman Jewish community, which has distinguished itself for its timidity. 
The courageous and individual stances taken by intellectuals, Holocaust 
survivors, and ordinary citizens, shocked by the horror of what was 
unfolding, are not enough to restore dignity to Judaism, which 
increasingly tends to identify with Zionism. The sick fruit of what is 
happening is that these behaviors risk providing the basis for the 
resurgence of radical anti-Semitism, precisely because of Israel's 
identification with Judaism. At least a portion of Israeli society 
itself is aware of this, as evidenced by the fact that the most 
brilliant and dynamic people, the startup owners who are responsible for 
the strength of Israel's economy, are abandoning the country, which is 
increasingly Orientalizing and, more seriously, becoming clericalized.
The migration mentioned corresponds to a demographic growth driven by 
Orthodox Jewish families who include procreation among their religious 
duties, who educate their children in separate and denominational 
schools, avoiding the teaching of scientific subjects, and who 
increasingly support creationism. They are convinced that Greater Israel 
will be born not through force but through numbers, basking in the 
strength of demography.
The horror of what was happening prompted many to take to the streets 
around the world: spurred by the initiative to break the blockade of 
Gaza by the "Global Sumoud Flotilla," public opinion mobilized, 
particularly in Italy, to express condemnation of the Israeli 
government's actions. The government defended itself by branding these 
demonstrations anti-Semitic, when in fact it wasn't anti-Semitism, but 
rather a condemnation of Zionism and the policies of the Israeli government.
Israel once again demonstrated its ferocity by attacking the flotilla in 
international waters, demonstrating through the treatment of the 
kidnapped, taken to prison, and deprived of all comforts and water: a 
cruelty that nonetheless suggests the far greater intensity inflicted on 
Palestinian prisoners. Those who maintain that the pro-Palestinian 
mobilization is tinged with anti-Semitism should remember that Jews, 
like the inhabitants of Gaza and the West Bank, are also Semitic 
peoples, and that the opposition of those demonstrating in the squares 
and streets is against the Israeli government and its policies, inspired 
by the most vulgar Zionism.

In fact, Zionism is a nationalist, xenophobic, and racist ideology that 
upholds the genetic superiority of the Jewish people. It was conceived 
and developed in the last century and established thanks to the support 
of Britain, which sought to establish a secure base in the Middle East 
to ensure the survival of the British Empire. For this reason, Britain, 
which held the Protectorate of Palestine, did everything it could to 
encourage the emigration of European Jews and beyond, including 
Holocaust victims, to the territories currently occupied by the Jewish 
state. Once established in the territory, the Zionists fought a fierce 
battle to secure the creation of the Jewish state, carrying out attacks 
and terrorist acts against the British army, at least as violent as 
those carried out by the Palestinians.[1]
Trump, a skilled communicator, sensed the emergence of these positions, 
also because he possesses a direct and privileged channel for sounding 
out the views of the Jewish community in the United States, through his 
son-in-law and business partner, Kushner. Kushner is interested in doing 
good business with Arab and Muslim countries and in countering Chinese 
interests, since the annexation of the West Bank would be an 
indigestible act for his Middle Eastern interlocutors. Believing he had 
a strong hand, he forced Netanyahu to stop.
Trump wants to create, through the Abraham Pacts, an economic-political 
area that will support the United States, prevent the countries 
designated to join it from gradually sliding into the BRICS, and finally 
give life to the "Cotton Road" that should serve as an alternative to 
the "Silk Road." The implementation of this political-economic project 
would also be beneficial to Israel, which is currently experiencing a 
serious economic crisis. On the other hand, the Israeli economy has seen 
its GDP decline due to the mobilization that has deprived companies of 
essential personnel. Looking at wartime operations, the Israelis need 
time to perform post-use maintenance on their air force and equip 
themselves with more effective defense tools to counter potential 
attacks from Iran, which, despite what is said, has achieved significant 
missile capability and, during the 13-Day War, identified and struck key 
Israeli targets, repeatedly breaching their anti-missile defense systems.
Furthermore, the "Abrahamic Pacts" would not withstand a possible 
annexation of the West Bank, which would raise public protests in Arab 
and Muslim states, albeit not from their rulers, but from the struggling 
populations. This would endanger the governments of those countries, who 
would find themselves challenged by domestic public opinion for opposing 
it. Furthermore, the "cotton route" is also a great business for Israel, 
because it would generate considerable profits by bringing goods from 
India and the entire Far East to the port of Haifa, designed as a hub 
serving the Mediterranean. Not only would the construction of the 
infrastructure bring Israel into the world trade circuits, more so than 
it currently is, but it would also represent a significant financial gain.

For Trump, this is too good an opportunity to miss to achieve his goal 
of detaching India from the BRICS and bringing it closer to the United 
States.

The Chinese Card

This also explains Trump's trip to the East, where the tycoon is 
building and consolidating a network of alliances that includes Japan's 
rearmament, secured by another woman serving as Prime Minister, who 
aspires to emulate the warmongering women currently managing EU policy. 
In this case, the danger comes from China, which Trump is meeting with 
in the hope of softening its stance and reassuring its concerns. He has 
understood that raising tariffs to subdue China is of little use, not 
only because the Chinese government responds in kind, but also because 
it has the means to blackmail the US with numerous tools, chief among 
them the sale of rare earths, which are essential to the development of 
the US economy.
It is also said that Trump intends to raise the issue of containing 
Russia in the war in Ukraine during his meeting with the Chinese, in 
order to persuade them to accept a truce and end the war. It's likely 
that for the first time, Trump has a plan: with sanctions against 
Russia, which he also demands the Chinese comply with, he plans to 
undermine the Russian economy and simultaneously take control of the 
global oil market, seizing Venezuelan oil fields either through military 
intervention or by financing the activities of the internal opposition, 
led by the pacifist Machado.
If one knows anything about China, one might assume that the Chinese 
government, which approaches problems from a strategic perspective that 
is anything but long-term, is willing to embrace Trump's proposals, even 
if Trump is ready to offer support for the colonization of part of 
Siberia, currently Russian and largely depopulated. For them, it's not a 
matter of upholding the treaties freely agreed with Russia, nor of 
China's current dependence on Russia's energy supplies, both in the form 
of oil and gas. What's at stake is the strategic partnership between 
China and Russia in managing a future Arctic route to Europe, which, 
despite its economic and social crisis, represents the largest consumer 
area on the planet. Although it's worth asking for how long, whether von 
der Leyen and Kallas, including their associates, will continue to 
manage its policies for much longer.

The Future of Gaza and the West Bank

A careful reading of Trump's 20 points with which the truce was agreed 
upon shows that what has changed is not the plan to turn Gaza into a 
riviera for wealthy tourists, but that there's no longer any talk of 
evicting the Palestinians, at least for now. However, the project of 
Governor-elect Blair, who will have to manage Gaza, is still the same, 
and Trump has no doubts that he will be capable of completing the 
transition, the displacement operation, and the gradual expulsion of the 
Palestinians. This is especially true given that he will find himself 
dealing with an undernourished, debilitated population, with many 
disabled, with enormous social problems, with broken families, and with 
a social life and social stability that is difficult to begin with, with 
growing difficulty. Will they be able to remain in Gaza, especially if 
it becomes a place for the rich, where it will be increasingly difficult 
to live?
In the West Bank, however, even if annexation seems to have been 
temporarily shelved due to the superior interests of the United States, 
the acquisition will continue, albeit slowly, as will Israeli 
infiltration and the illegal installation of new settlements, given that 
the Palestinians living there will have no power to oppose the violence 
with which the settlers penetrate their territory and acquire it: their 
bodies.
Thus, Trump's peace reigns supreme in Palestine.

Gianni Cimbalo

[1]For a reconstruction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Zionist 
settlement in Palestine, and the process of establishing the State of 
Israel, see: UCADI, the anarchist communists, the Jewish and Palestinian 
questions, Newsletter Crescita Politica,
November, No. 178, 2023, 
https://www.ucadi.org/categorie/newsletter/anno-2023/numero-178-novembre-2023-numero-speciale

https://www.ucadi.org/2025/11/01/trump-e-la-tregua-a-gaza/
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