A Ceasefire Is Not Peace - 10.9.2025

President Trump’s announcement of a Gaza ceasefire marks a crucial, if fragile, step toward ending months of unspeakable suffering. The deal reportedly includes the release of all hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops to agreed positions. Yet, as history reminds us, a ceasefire is not peace—it is merely a pause in violence.
True peace requires accountability, justice, and the rebuilding of lives destroyed by war. The suffering of civilians, the starvation, and the obliteration of Gaza’s infrastructure cannot be undone by a temporary truce. Nor can the trauma endured by activists like David Adler, a Jewish humanitarian detained for five days in Israel’s desert prison for his solidarity with Gaza, be overlooked.

If this ceasefire is to mean anything, it must lead to a permanent end to occupation, collective punishment, and dehumanization. Only then can the people of Gaza—and Israelis—hope to live in real peace.