On: Netanyahu, Kushner agree US general to verify Hamas disarmament before Israel...

They speak of “disarmament,” a word that implies a process, a dismantling. But the sentence itself is already disarmed of its agents. “An American general would oversee the disarmament of Hamas.” The passive voice here is not merely an aesthetic choice; it is a strategic maneuver. Who, precisely, is doing the disarming? The general oversees, he does not do. The active verb, the true action, is buried, unstated. It is as if the weapons will simply vanish under the general’s gaze, rather than be taken, by force, from hands that hold them.

And then, the “understanding.” “The understanding comes as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to revive its Gaza peace plan.” An “understanding” is not an agreement, not a treaty, not a signed document. It is a soft, pliable noun, a nominalization that smooths over the sharp edges of negotiation and responsibility. Who understands whom? What exactly is understood? The grammar allows for a consensus without requiring a commitment. The plan, too, is merely “sought to be revived,” not revived, not even attempted to be revived. The entire construction is a linguistic fog, obscuring action, agency, and accountability.