Bangladesh Offers Troops For Gaza 'Stabilization' - Whose Stability?
Bangladesh's diplomatic overture might sound like a noble act, but let's be clear: an 'international stabilization force' in Gaza isn't there to stabilize Palestinian lives after 75 years of displacement and recent bombings. It’s a mechanism, often championed by Western powers and their allies, to 'manage' a population after a brutal assault, ensuring any remaining resistance is quashed and the
occupying power's security concerns are 'guaranteed'. Historically, these forces often become complicit in maintaining the status quo that created the instability in the first place. One might wonder if this 'stabilization' includes a commitment to repatriate the millions of Palestinian refugees ethnically cleansed since 1948 – or if it's strictly about securing the 'new normal'. Considering the
US-led push for such a force comes after enabling Israel's devastation of Gaza and vetoing multiple ceasefire resolutions at the UN, one must ask: Is this about peace, or about pacification?