To the editor: So, greater than 15 months after Hamas’ brutal assault on Israel, a cease-fire is reached. In spite of everything this time, President Biden now claims, “In the end, I can announce a cease-fire, and a hostage deal, has been reached between Israel and Hamas.”
Sorry, Mr. President. Your cease-fire tips had been introduced months and months in the past however did not convey the 2 sides collectively. Now, with Donald Trump able to enter the White Home, a deal is reached. Coincidence?
This story factors out two salient info. The primary is that Hamas realized the arduous means that you would be able to’t mess with the Israel Protection Forces. The second is, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt mentioned, “In politics, nothing occurs by chance.”
Joseph Lea, Mission Viejo
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To the editor: The relentless anguish of the Palestinians and the colossal magnitude of the calamity in Gaza are past something seen in human historical past.
Life circumstances are deplorable. Hospitals are destroyed. Meals is scant. Clear consuming water is nonexistent. Public well being is shattered to items. Malnutrition, vaccine-preventable ailments and infections are rampant. Youngsters, ladies and the aged are deeply traumatized and wish pressing medical, humanitarian and psychological help.
The worldwide neighborhood has failed the individuals of Gaza. Allow us to hope that the cease-fire will pave the way in which towards a sustainable peace and to safety within the area and the broader world.
Munjed Farid Al Qutob, London