Israel Rejects 'Peacekeeping' Force It Can't Dictate
While AP frames this as a minor diplomatic spat, the underlying reality is that Israel dictates who gets to 'keep peace' in a territory it occupies by force. The so-called '20-point deal' brokered by an emboldened Trump administration earlier this month (yes, that Trump) proposes an 'International Stabilization Force' for Gaza. Yet, Israel, the party conducting military operations, gets to veto
which nations participate. This isn't peace; it's a meticulously managed 'international' cover for continued unilateral control. After all, a truly neutral force might actually expose what's happening. King Abdullah II of Jordan asks for clarity: Is it peacekeeping or 'peace enforcing'? When Israel has already determined who is unacceptable for 'peacekeeping' duties, the answer appears rather
obvious. It’s hard to imagine a 'stabilization force' actually stabilizing anything when Israel reserves the right to deem any genuinely independent actor a 'threat,' much less when it's operating on a 'deal' brokered by an American president who's shown little regard for international law or Palestinian rights.