Trump.. The Merchant of Illusion Who Sold Peace in the Blood Market

In an era where concepts change and words are washed of their meaning, it has become possible for a killer to don the garb of a savior. The sound of the aircraft has become more articulate than the voice of truth, and the chief perpetrator of genocide became a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Of all the dramas presented on the stage of international politics, Trump's play remains the most blatant: a man who sells war and genocide wrapped in the guise of peace, trading truth for applause as he parrots: "Israel has the right to defend itself" while children in Gaza are being killed under the rubble, homes turn to ashes, offices are blown up with their occupants inside, and human blood is offered as a sacrifice to the equations of power.

The reality today resembles nothing of the promised calm; the war has not stopped, it has simply changed its tools and is a break for the war criminals.

The bombardment is intermittent but constant, and assassinations are carried out in cold blood under the name of "preemptive measures," while displacements occur in silent batches concealed by the slogans of "humanitarian corridors." The aim is clear as the sun: to empty Gaza of its original inhabitants and solidify Netanyahu's project to remain in power while extending the occupation over the West Bank under the guise of "security," "deterrence," and the "right to self-defense."

In this scene, the United States plays a role not as a mediator but as a partner. Washington speaks of "balance" while its scales are always tilted toward Tel Aviv; it does not serve both sides as it claims but serves one side against the Palestinian victim. Every deal, ceasefire, and peace conference ultimately turns into a lifeline for Israel and a sword hanging over the Palestinians. The United States does not settle for just justifying the bombardment; it provides weapons and international legitimacy, protects it from accountability, and pressures mediators to be instruments for imposing dictates rather than guardians of solutions.

The mediators themselves, those whose names are surrounded by a halo of diplomacy, have turned into dubious pressure tools on the Palestinian side rather than true mediators. They were used to pass conditions when needed, offered false guarantees, and their role was withdrawn when Israel decided to resume its aggression; in fact, they know they have no presence when Israel violates agreements.

More than fifty martyrs were killed in just a few hours — the majority of whom were children — over one hundred and fifty were injured, and hundreds of families were displaced from their homes while the mediators remained silent or limited themselves to cold statements as if written thousands of miles away from the pain. Had the mediation been truly impartial, it would have been normal for all mediators to come together to determine who violated the ceasefire and how to respond, instead of turning into silent witnesses to the continuation of bloodshed.

The essence of the story was never a deal for prisoner exchange and then a permanent truce but rather a calculated plan to retrieve the Israeli hostages and then resume war.

This is precisely what happened: a temporary lull to polish the image of the ostracized Israel, followed by a return to bombardment and destruction, while the United States behind the scenes whispers the same phrase — "Israel has the right to defend itself" — to grant full cover to the war machine to continue its work without accountability.

On the Israeli side, the political scene is inseparable from the ambitions of staying in power. Netanyahu understands that war prolongs his political life and that escalation is the oxygen keeping his government alive, and that the capture of the prisoners ended the internal protests and pressures. This revealed that Israeli society is more bloodthirsty than its leaders, as it only cared for the lives of twenty of its soldiers, whom Netanyahu neglected to achieve his goals, only agreeing to free them after assuring the continuation of the genocide. Thus, he also ties his survival to the annexation of the West Bank and imposing sovereignty over it, transforming Gaza into a humanitarian burden separate from the larger issue, thereby maintaining the position of his ruling partners Smotrich and Ben Gvir. Between the slogan of "security" and the reality of occupation, humanity fades and the Palestinian tragedy is reduced to numbers in the news bulletins.

In light of this repeated devastation, the recommendations of reality, not fantasy, emerge:

First: Our people in Gaza must view the stage as a long-term war, one that will continue with different methods — intermittent bombardment and constant siege, organized starvation, and repeated assassinations. Awareness of the danger of continuing the genocide war and preparation for it is more important than the false hope for a near end.
Second: National unity is not a slogan but a condition for survival; one cannot confront a complete displacement and settlement project with dozens of discordant voices.
Third: New alliances must be sought: with Europe, which has begun to hear the voice of angry public opinion, and with China and Russia, which are looking for a new international balance, and with some Arab countries that have not tied their decision to Washington.

Balance is not created through submission but by diversifying allies and options. When America tilts toward Israel and mediators fall silent, and justice is absent, the Palestinian people must make their voice the real mediator between existence and annihilation.

This is not merely a border battle, but a battle for existence, awareness, memory, and dignity.
In an era where peace is sold at the blood table, the Palestinian voice must remain loud, steadfast, a witness, and a complainant, not a silent victim. As for Trump and those who follow his path, they will remain in the annals of history as merchants of illusion who sold peace in the blood market, the architects of genocide and its patrons.