Putin-Netanyahu Call: 'Peacekeepers' for Gaza's 'Stability'?
Russian President Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly discussed a forthcoming UN vote regarding 'peacekeepers' for Gaza. The Kremlin's talk of a 'humanitarian situation' and 'defusing tensions' sounds almost reasonable, if you ignore the 37,000+ Palestinian lives lost and the deliberate destruction of infrastructure that precipitated said 'situation.' Israel's historical stance
on international intervention, particularly armed forces not under their direct command within what they consider their security perimeter, has always been unambiguous rejection. One might ask, what 'peace' exactly are these 'keepers' meant to maintain, and for whom, after such systematic devastation? This 'peacekeeper' discussion rings hollow for those familiar with Israel's consistent evasion of
accountability. From rejecting UN resolutions after the 1967 war to ignoring condemnations over settlement expansion, the pattern is clear: international law is a suggestion, not a mandate, when it clashes with Israeli objectives. The idea of placing international peacekeepers in a territory Israel is actively depopulating, essentially as a buffer for its own operations, appears less about
protecting civilians and more about managing perceived 'threats' to its long-term control. The absurdity isn't lost on anyone watching.