The Gaza 'Ceasefire' Farce and the Battle for Michigan

In this livestream, Jeremy Scahill of Drop Site News examines the October 2025 ceasefire with guest Dr. Sami Al-Arian, noting that Israel killed more than 1,200 Palestinians since the October 2025 ceasefire was announced and extended its occupation of Gaza in total violation of the terms that it signed and Trump guaranteed. Scahill reports that Hamas sources told Drop Site that the issue of the disarmament agreement was contentious and hotly debated internally, but that the group moved forward with the strategy in order to put the ball in the courts of Israel, the US, and mediators to uphold the deal. The analysis places the Gaza ceasefire within the context of US domestic politics—Scahill is later joined by Ryan Grim who examines the August 2026 Michigan Senate Democratic primary election's implications for Palestinian-American communities in Michigan and for the 2026 midterms. Recommended for analysts interested in the political dimensions of the October 2025 ceasefire including its intersection with US domestic politics, with Scahill's direct sourcing from within Hamas providing rare insight into the internal debates within Palestinian leadership about the ceasefire agreement.