Let the record show that I strongly believe a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will only last a short while because as long as Israel continues its blockage on Gaza and its military occupation of the West Bank, the conflict will continue. Israel’s occupation is one long drawn out offensive that every so often kills a Palestinian. The ceasefire effectively means that Israel can continue to militarily rule the Palestinians and that they cannot respond or resist without feeling the wrath of Israel’s cruel war machine. And when they do, the latest so-called “ceasefire” will be over.