Theological reasons aside, the whole economic activity of Eid primarily revolves around the poor and working class. The wealth filters down directly to daily wagers, small traders and most importantly, rural households, unlike the usual concentration in corporations.
From a stock farmer to a transporter, to animal feed, to butchers, even till the last point of meat distribution. Even the smallest of things, such as rope, bring food to the hundreds of houses.
Every layer of this cycle creates livelihood opportunities for hundreds of thousands of ordinary people. An entire chain of labour is connected to it: truck drivers, loaders, market workers, tent installers, water suppliers, fodder vendors, and street hawkers all earn.
A farmer from a remote village spends an entire year raising livestock, depending on Eid sales as his main source of income. For many families, these few days determine their survival for the next few months, from household expenses, debt repayments, and even school fees. Livestock and crops serve as the backbone of the rural economy.
But some pseudo-intellectuals, while living in gated communities, eating KFC in AC rooms, having zero understanding of the fundamentals of the economy and geographic typologies, would be giving expert opinions on how a single meal doesn't help anyone.
Maybe one shouldn't be insensitive to the hardships of farmers and to the world that exists outside the Pseudo activism of gated communities.
Placing a bet now that despite India’s Army Chief calling Pakistan a terrorist state today, & despite Pakistan being banned from actually playing in IPL, Shehba Sharif will accept India’s invitation for Mohsin Naqvi to attend the IPL match. As a nation lacking dignity, such behaviour is routine for Pakistan.
"Khaybar was your last chance." He says. Look how clear is he with his worldview against islam. Meanwhile muslims are like "It's not the jews, it's zionists."
Trump's 21-point Proposal
In the whole proposal/Plan. There is only one place where a clear timeline and mechanism are defined, and that is
"Within 72 Hours, all hostages would be released". What comes after that is a matter of exploitation, interpretation and discussion.
As they say, "The devil lies in the details". There is no timeline for Palestinian hostages to be released, no timeline for deployment of International forces, no timeline or mechanism for a Technocratic government.
I won't go through each point. But to elaborate on the technical complexities and lack of comprehensive clarity.
First, there is no clarity on how long it would take for ISF to take charge of Gaza. How long would they be deployed?
Who will contribute to it?
So, till that works, Israel will continue to occupy Gaza, and this may take weeks, months or even years.
Nevertheless, leaving all those details aside, the idea of Peacekeeping forces sounds very appropriate and positive, but history suggests that the authority and mandate of peacekeeping forces are central to their effectiveness and legitimacy. Lebanon and Bosnia are good examples of that.
The most important element is the legitimacy of any such force. This requires approval of the actors involved, especially by the host region or country.
Then comes the authority and mandate of peacekeeping or Protection forces. For instance, Peacekeeping forces are authorised to use force beyond self-defence, particularly to protect civilians.
Under this authority, would these peacekeeping forces in Gaza stop and retaliate against Israel for any violations, including targeting of Civilians? Or in the worst case, as it happened in Lebanon, if Israel targets these peacekeeping forces, would they retaliate? Will they have the capacity to do so?
So there could be hundreds of scenarios. There can be no clarity without a clearly defined mandate.
The current proposal suggests that Israel would continue to control all the borders of Gaza, maintaining the siege that it has placed for decades. This ISF's only role would be to police inside Gaza on behalf of Israel and fight against any element that tries to attack Israel.
There are enough technical loopholes that, after receiving the hostages, Israel can exploit to continue the killing and starvation, and if Israel does that, who will ensure that Israel abides by this?
Trump's Truce or Trap?
Netanyahu arrived at the White House to meet Trump. Trump has already raised the stakes by projecting 'optimism' about a ceasefire deal.
The 21 points are vague and need a lot of explanation, especially the framework for implementation. Arab and Muslim countries have already given their approval for the plan. Meanwhile, Hamas hasn't received any proposal yet.
If Netanyahu approves, it would be projected as a ceasefire deal, and then Hamas would be pushed by all actors to accept the deal they haven't even studied, let alone contributed to. This would leave little to no diplomatic space for Hamas to amend or raise considerable objections to the Plan.
As for Netanyahu, the plan has many points which would be a hard sell for his far-right base. Would there be give and take, or would it be another political exercise with no endgame?
Meanwhile, the reality on the ground is that fierce clashes are ongoing between Al-Qassam and the IDF across different axes in Gaza.
(Scenes of an Israeli Armoured vehicle on fire after being hit by Al-Qassam just minutes ago)
Mahmoud Abbas: We want an unarmed Palestinian state
Netanyahu also shares this desire. It becomes easier to annex when Al-Yasin's 105 rounds aren’t tearing through your armour. Illegal settlements in the West Bank built during the past two years remained unnoticed by the media.
@caffeinexher Chill dude, our public didn't have such high expectations for cricket performance and neither should they. They got what they wanted to see. Haris played with hardball the 1st time when he was 23. And PCB couldn't produce a better bowler than him. Solve that.
Several plans are currently being discussed concerning the future of Palestine, particularly in the context of Israel's long-term strategy.
One of the proposals involves a phased or partial annexation of the West Bank, presented as a calculated political manoeuvre rather than a genuine peace initiative.
Israel would move forward with annexing strategic portions of the West Bank, leaving behind fragmented Palestinian territories. It would be framed as a "painful concession" by Israel for the sake of regional stability.
In exchange, Israel would seek support from Arab governments for its military campaign in Gaza, particularly in its efforts to dismantle Hamas.
Once international and regional support is consolidated and attention shifts away from the West Bank, Israel could then move to annex whatever territories remain under Palestinian administration, effectively ending the prospect of a viable Palestinian State.
@Save__Pakistan @yassin_2k4 You must be really oblivious to the reality, if you think Mahmoud Abbas is the representative of Palestinian people, he is a stooge of Zionists, who arrests his own people in west bank and send to israeli prisons.
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