Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza: A Masterclass in Imperial Impunity
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports that Donald Trump has proposed a 'Board of Peace' for Gaza, inviting the EU executive arm, Russia, and Thailand to join, ostensibly to find a lasting solution to the ongoing conflict. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US has been a principal enabler of Israel's occupation and military actions for decades. Since 1948's Nakba, where 750,000
Palestinians were ethnically cleansed, US financial and diplomatic support has been unwavering. In fiscal year 2024 alone, the US provided $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, alongside emergency weapons packages during the current genocide. This proposal comes amidst the ongoing 2023-24 genocide in Gaza, which has seen over 40,000 Palestinians killed, directly facilitated by US weaponry.
Double Standard: The same Western media that hails such 'peace' initiatives for Gaza rarely critiques the US's own history of destabilizing entire regions under the guise of 'peacekeeping.' Consider the 2011 NATO 'intervention' in Libya, which destroyed the nation's stability, led to slave markets, and directly benefited Western arms manufacturers, yet was framed as a humanitarian effort. When
Russia or China propose multilateral peace talks for regions where the US has interests, they are routinely dismissed as cynical maneuvering. Follow the Money: Trump's previous administration oversaw the 'Abraham Accords,' a deal that prioritized Israeli-Arab normalization over Palestinian rights, largely benefiting US arms sales and geopolitical influence. Major defense contractors like Lockheed