It’s weird to be optimistic in the middle of an attempted genocide that’s the direct reaction to a different attempt at genocide, but here me out:

On Friday, the Palestinian people openly attempted a peaceful protest against Hamas, that Hamas was barely able to stop: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/26/anti-hamas-revolution-faces-brutal-crackdown/

Israel and Lebanon have signed a framework agreement for peace and to get rid of Hezbollah: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5315n1v5go

There was, of course, the mass protests by the Iranian people against the Ayatollah and his regime earlier this year. Trump and Bibi’s stupid war has bought the Ayatollah some time, but not much. The crimes, corruption and utter incompetence that drove the Iranian people to take back their country are still there, unaddressed, and the Iranian people are pissed.

Speaking of everybody’s most hated evil Keebler elf, his polling numbers have taken a nosedive with 60% of Israelis wanting his punk-ass gone: https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-shows-netanyahu-bloc-sinking-with-60-of-israelis-wanting-him-to-resign-as-pm/

All of this is fragile, of course. Israel won’t get the chance to put an end to Netanyahu until October and a lot could change between now and then. There is no clear leader of the anti-Bibi coalition, with Naftali Bennet only beating Netanyahu 36-34 and he’s the best guy running in terms of numbers. And naturally, because every country involved has different government systems (and none of them are full democracies per The Economist Democracy Index) we are extremely likely to end up once again in a situation where Israel is ready-ish for peace and nobody else is.

But. The winds are changing. The structural and political momentum is behind peace now in way it never has been before, not even when I was kid back in the 90s.

To all the fascists currently running amok in the Middle East, I’ve got a little secret about the people you’ve been oppressing that you may not know:

They come from downtown, born ready for you. They’re armed with will and determination…

And grace, too.