Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 1, 2014

Attack On Gaza: The Truce That Was Not -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

Fighting resumes in the Gaza Strip after yet another ceasefire collapses.

A three-day truce in Gaza collapsed almost immediately after it started, with the Israelis and Palestinians blaming each other.

The planned break in the fighting was announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. It was the most ambitious attempt yet to end more than three weeks of fighting, and followed mounting international alarm over the number of Palestinian civilians killed.

That truce was supposed to coincide with talks in Cairo between Palestinians and the Israeli government on a longer-term agreement.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 1, 2014

Gaza’s Future Unclear After Cease-Fire Ends Just Hours After it Began -- Irene Prusher, Time

Why captured Israeli soldier raises the stakes for Israel and Hamas -- Christa Case Bryant and Kristen Chick, CSM

IDF’s worrisome shortcomings revealed in Gaza operation -- Haaretz editorial

The Most Dangerous Moment in Gaza -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

Hamas Issues ‘Terrorism 101 Handbook’ -- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon

Who Is Behind Gaza's Mass Execution? -- Jesse Rosenfeld, Daily Beast

Is the Media’s Patience with Hamas Running Out? -- Seth Mandel, Commentary

Stop Predicting China's Economic Collapse -- Tyler Roney, The Diplomat

China Harasses U.S. Tech Companies -- New York Times editorial

China's Real Goal: Destroy the Regional Order in East Asia? -- Andrew Phillips, National Interest

Why did India block the first global trade reform in 19 years? -- Chelsea Sheasley, CSM

“Bring Our Boys Home!” Say the Wives of Ukraine’s Soldiers -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily beast

Al-Qaeda Still More Dangerous Than The Islamic State -- Gertenstein-Ross & Joscelyn, Foreign Policy

Two Ebola patients heading to US: why officials say Americans shouldn’t fear -- Patrick Jonsson, CSM

After Ebola -- Michael Spector, The New Yorker

Why isn't there a treatment or vaccine for Ebola? -- Maria Cheng, AP