Source: The American Prospect
by Ryan Cooper
“I’ll admit it: Donald Trump deserves some credit for the ceasefire in Gaza. I didn’t think it would happen – I thought Israel would fully ethnically cleanse the place, and then do the same thing to the West Bank, and Trump would not care. And one should not overstate the achievement here. There were two previous ceasefires negotiated under Joe Biden, under which many more hostages were released. The war may well start up again soon, just like it did after the other ceasefires. Indeed, as I was drafting this article, Israel was already violating the ceasefire terms by shooting several people and cutting the amount of aid let into Gaza in half, supposedly in retaliation for Hamas not producing hostage bodies fast enough. (Hamas claims it is working as fast as it can without digging equipment or electricity.)” (10/15/25)
https://prospect.org/world/2025-10-15-gaza-israel-joe-biden-peace-failure/