While the parties in Gaza seek a fragile peace, extremism is reigniting in Italy. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are degenerating, journalists are being attacked, and police officers are being injured. Landini's CGIL union is providing logistical support to radical movements, while opposition groups that have embraced pro-Palestinian views are watching in silence.
New details emerge about the horrors of Omri Miran’s captivity. “Sometimes the terrorist would leave, placing his weapon right next to me. I thought about taking the gun and escaping – but I knew I had nowhere to go.”
The terror army did not decide to commit suicide. It hopes to survive under the cover of deception and assistance from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. The conditions in the Trump plan make it possible to foil those hopes.
They’re not talking in slogans about total victory, but neither are they wallowing in despair over loss or missed opportunities. Out of the dust and sweat, they emerge grounded, full of faith and hope. We should be listening to them.
The Palestinian leadership must respectfully send the elderly, exhausted, and weak Mahmoud Abbas home, and quickly. A new leader must be chosen who can impose one law and one gun under the Palestinian Authority.
