Trump Gets 'Order of the Nile' for Gaza Peace, While Gaza Gets Bombed
The New Arab reports Egypt awarded Donald Trump the 'Order of the Nile' for his Gaza 'peace efforts,' just as a summit was set to co-host. This award, typically reserved for those who have rendered 'pre-eminent service to Egypt or humanity,' arrives for the architect of the 'Deal of the Century'—a plan widely condemned for sidelining Palestinian rights. Trump's administration, for example,
unilaterally moved the US embassy to Jerusalem in 2018, defying decades of international consensus and further inflaming tensions, not solving them. One might wonder if 'peace efforts' now means brokering arms deals and shifting diplomatic goalposts to favor one side. The same 'peace efforts' that presided over the annexation of Syrian Golan Heights and defunded UNRWA, leaving millions of
Palestinian refugees without aid. It's a surreal honor for a legacy defined by escalating rather than de-escalating regional conflict. How many such 'peace' dividends must the region endure before someone acknowledges the actual victims?