The Gaza cease-fire is no excuse for the world to look away

On Friday, across the occupied Palestinian territories, and especially in the cities and towns of the Gaza Strip, Palestinians are taking to the streets in celebration — honking horns, shooting fireworks and sharing sweets. They’re celebrating a belated Eid, the holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and one they were deprived of this year because of the brutal violence unleashed on Gaza by the Israeli military. They are able to do this because of the cease-fire that took effect Friday morning at 2 a.m., putting a halt to the Israeli airstrikes.