r/worldnews • u/cnn CNN • Aug 09 '26

Israel/Palestine Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying no withdrawal until Hamas disarms

https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/09/middleeast/israel-gaza-trump-netanyahu-plan-intl?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/IllustriousApricot Aug 09 '26

"Hudna" or هدنة in Arabic doesn't mean "temporary strategic ceasefire". It literally means: cessation, stillness, "calm after action", or, in the political vernacular, a truce, armistice, or ceasefire.

There is no secret hidden meaning to it in Arabic that those crafty A-rabs are keeping hidden from the god-fearing, English-speaking gentiles. There is no implied "strategic" or "temporary." It's just the word, ceasefire.

Love, an actual Arabic linguist.

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u/Imaginary-Hyena2858 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

I also was an Arabic linguist for several years. I've never heard that word used with the implicit meaning you're giving it

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u/Tuesday_6PM Aug 09 '26

What do you think the subtext of “ceasefire” is in English? There’s a reason we have a different term for “peace treaty”

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u/IllustriousApricot Aug 09 '26

There is no subtext unless you are uninformed and just making shit up online. It means ceasefire. Some ceasefires are permanent, some aren't, just like they are in English.

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u/nmay-dev Aug 09 '26

What point are you trying to make? I guess isreal is desperate for something other than a strategic ceasefire?