interview >>> at the american university in beirut, a regular contibutor, thank you for your time, mr. currywhen you hear of ceasefire and you see and hear what's going on at the moment, is it really a ceasefire? >> obviously not. i think it really never had a chance to take hold because if the terms are as you describe them and as they have been published in the press that both sides would stop shooting but the israelis could continue to go after the hamas tunnels, that's not a ceasefire. >> that's a one-sided submission by the palestinians and the israelis continue to do what they want. but this is typical of what the americans have been negotiating for years, which is diplomatic political arrangements that fundamentally respond to what the israelis want and give the palestinians a little bit of left overs, whatever is there and, therefore, clearly, it had no chance to take hold. it's troubling, also, that this is now becoming the egyptian position. the egyptians historically have had a major role as mediators because they have a peace agreement with israel, because they are close to gaza