By Paul Routledge Israel’s war on Palestinian Gaza is accelerating towards a desperate endgame. Rafah city, the last refuge of fleeing civilians, is being pounded by jet bombers in a final drive to exterminate Hamas forces. The USA has pulled back from unquestioning support for the invasion, and demands a surge in aid for the wretched victims. The United National Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire and the release of more than 100 Israeli hostages. But negotiations for an end to the fighting are bogged down in mutual recrimination and unrealistic demands from the terrorists,…