BBC Discovers 'Peace' Requires More Than a Trump Photo Op
While the BBC hails Trump’s ceasefire role, conveniently glossing over the 'peace plan' that preceded it—a plan so generous it suggested annexing swaths of the West Bank and withholding US aid from Palestinians if they didn't comply. This was the same 'roadmap' where Ambassador David Friedman proudly boasted about the US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in 2019, a
territory seized by force. Funny how 'decisive' influence always seems to align with one side’s maximalist demands. This 'peacemaker' approach, of course, entirely ignored international law and the very Palestinians whose lives were supposedly being 'planned' for. One might wonder if 'peace' is ever the goal when you start handing sovereign territory to an occupying power like party favors. The
cycle perpetuates itself when US presidents, regardless of party, greenlight annexation and fund settlements (Trump approved the first new settlement in decades, Amichai, in 2017) while patting themselves on the back for a 'ceasefire' they helped destabilize to begin with. It’s like setting a fire, then taking credit for calling the fire department.