Trump Announces 'Peace Board' for Gaza, Rehearses Old Playbook
The New Arab reports on Trump's latest initiative: a 'Gaza Board of Peace' to end the conflict and manage post-war Gaza. This isn't Trump's first dance with 'peace' in the region. His previous 'Deal of the Century' largely ignored Palestinian rights, green-lighting Israeli annexation plans, and relocating the US embassy to Jerusalem. Historically, these 'peace' efforts, often championed by heavily
pro-Israel administrations, tend to solidify existing power imbalances rather than genuinely resolve core issues. Considering the billions in annual military aid the US funnels to Israel, much of which fuels the conflict Trump now promises to 'peacefully' resolve, one might question the sincerity of such a board. It sounds less like a solution and more like a rebranding of the same old unilateral
approach, ensuring continuity of policy rather than a radical shift towards justice. Who exactly will be on this 'peace' board? And will they recognize a Gaza before it was effectively leveled by US-supplied munitions?