Gaza's 'Board of Peace': Another USAID-flavored rebranding of occupation
📰 THE STORY: The New Arab reports on Ali Shaath, heading a 'Board of Peace' Gaza committee, an initiative stemming from the Trump administration's 'Deal of the Century.' The committee aims to address Gaza's future, amidst skepticism about whether it represents genuine rebuilding or another externally managed intervention. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'Board of Peace'
is a direct descendant of the Trump-Kushner 'Deal of the Century,' unveiled in 2020, which proposed annexation of vast swathes of the West Bank and denied Palestinian statehood. Shaath's involvement in a committee linked to this discredited plan, which offered Palestinians an economic package in exchange for forfeiting their fundamental rights, positions this 'peace' initiative as a continuation
of imperial imposition, not genuine reconciliation. It echoes the 1993 Oslo Accords, which created a Palestinian Authority with limited powers while expanding Israeli settlements, effectively normalizing occupation under the guise of an interim peace process. Double Standard: Imagine a 'Board of Peace' for Ukraine headed by a Russian-appointed figure from a plan that denied Ukraine's sovereignty.
Western media would decry it as a puppet regime and an illegitimate attempt to circumvent self-determination. Yet, a U.S.-backed, Trump-era initiative attempting to dictate Gaza's future, while its people face ongoing genocide and a 17-year blockade, is presented by some as a legitimate if controversial, path to 'peace.' The silence on the inherent contradiction reveals the deep-seated assumption