A common thread appears to unite most analysts on the reason the Lebanon-Israeli ceasefire agreement is not necessarily a prelude to a similar deal in Gaza.

As diplomatic envoys and politicians are trying to bring a ceasefire to Lebanon and possibly then to Gaza, the right-wing Israeli government is using this preoccupation with the north and the south to strengthen itself in the center.

Western colonial powers have often failed miserably in their endeavors by following a harsh, inhumane policy that is derived from what their orientalist “experts” tell them.

As much as one tries to understand the logic of the Israeli army and occupation forces in Palestine, one cannot find an explanation. The latest war on Jabalia is one example.