Trump declares 'next phase' for Gaza, avoids pesky details
Al-Monitor reports on Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan, conveniently released as the current 'ceasefire' (read: temporary pause in mass violence) is on shaky ground. He declares a 'next phase' for Gaza, yet conspicuously omits any mention of Palestinian self-determination, reconstruction, or the 37,000+ lives already lost. This familiar rhetoric echoes his 2020 'Deal of the Century,' which
presented a vision for a Palestinian state that wasn't, well, a state, and garnered overwhelming condemnation. It appears that for some presidential hopefuls, the 'next phase' of Gaza is less about peace and more about real estate and political posturing, carefully avoiding the uncomfortable truths of occupation and ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. Perhaps the 'next phase' involves building
another Trump Tower, but this time, he’ll bill the U.S. taxpayer directly.