The Theatre of Peace Exposed: U.S. Officials Mastered the Art of Covering for Israel as They Shredded Babies
Recently the likes of Pod Save Whatever and Matthew Miller of the Biden Administration came out to say it was really Israel that rejected peace deals and ceasefire calls.
If diplomacy were a Broadway show, 2024 would’ve been a smash hit. The U.S. State Department played the role of peace broker with gusto—delivering lines about ceasefires, negotiations, and humanitarian concern, all while the stage behind them was engulfed in flames.
Let’s be clear: the official script from the U.S. State Dept. said repeatedly, Israel was committed to peace. But the backstage reality? Assassinations, airstrikes, and a war strategy that looked suspiciously like “let’s bomb our way out of this.” And the audience—journalists, citizens, global observers—was expected to clap politely and pretend not to notice.
Hamas—yes, the group vilified in every press briefing—actually made multiple ceasefire and hostage exchange proposals. Some were accepted by mediators. Some were nearly identical to U.S. plans. And all were met with Israel’s signature move: the diplomatic shrug and pushing through with a gruesome genocide.
The Proposals They Pretended Didn’t Exist
October 2023 onward: Hamas signaled willingness to negotiate hostage exchanges and ceasefires almost immediately after the October 7 attacks A. But the narrative was already set: Hamas = chaos, Israel = reluctant hero.
January 2024: A phased ceasefire deal was signed. It collapsed after stage one—Israel resumed its offensive, and the U.S. barely blinked B.
May–August 2024: Hamas accepted multiple proposals brokered by Egypt and Qatar:
-A 60-day truce with phased hostage release (10 living, 18 deceased) in exchange for 1,700 Palestinian prisoners.
-Humanitarian aid: 600 trucks per day, desperately needed to stave off famine
-Buffer zone withdrawals by Israeli forces to allow negotiations for a lasting truce.
August 2024: Hamas agreed to a U.S.-backed plan nearly identical to one Israel had previously accepted C D. Israel’s response? “We’re not interested in partial deals.” Translation: “We’ll take the hostages, but keep the war.”
Meanwhile, in Washington…
U.S. officials continued their performance:
“Hamas is the only obstacle.”
“Israel supports negotiations.”
“We’re not going to get into hypotheticals.”
All while ignoring the actual proposals on the table. You know, the ones that could’ve saved lives but it’s almost like causing maximum damage to human and all living beings was always Israel’s real goal.
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The Real Test
Hamas said it best: “The resistance has thrown the door wide open… but the real test is whether Netanyahu will refrain from shutting it again”.
Spoiler alert; he didn’t. 2025 became the stamp of an unstoppable genocidal campaign where now 47% of 1 million children in Gaza face acute starvation and the IPC has declared Gaza a zone of full fledged famine.
Now former state department spox, Matthew Miller comes out to claim Israel was always the party that hindered ceasefire deals and was engaging in deliberate starvation of people. But while he was in office he did everything to be that smirking conductor of press briefings that gave Israel a full Western Media backing for a genocide of Gaza.
It is well known that any U.S President can make a single phone call to stop Israel in its tracks. Ronald Reagan did it in the 80s. Donald Trump proved it after he won the election of 2024. He was able to negotiate a ceasefire in February 2025 which was the same deal that was negotiated by the Biden team in May 2024, that Israel rejected.
We can stop pretending that the U.S. has any different plans for Palestinians and Palestine than its tail, Israel. We need to stop pretending Israel has any autonomy, when 73% of all Israeli defense infrastructure comes from U.S. funding.
You know the little green, round oval like thingy that has a pin in it? The ones where when you pull the pin out, it makes a little noise? Yeah.....I want to shove it down Miller's face every time I see his pic.
Thanks for sharing. As they continue to make any criticism of genocidal Israel a crime, it’s good to see people of basic conscience speaking out!!