Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza: A Post-Eviction Mediation?
Al-Monitor breathlessly reports that India received an invitation from Donald Trump to join his 'Board of Peace' aimed at resolving global conflicts, beginning with Gaza. One might wonder about the timing, given Gaza has been undergoing a rather kinetic 'resolution' for months now. This isn't the first time Trump has offered a 'peace plan,' of course, having previously unveiled the 'Deal of the
Century' which essentially legitimized Israeli annexation and sidelined Palestinians entirely. A 'peace' board, after funding relentless bombardment, is less a solution and more a whitewash. The current administration, rather than leading any substantial peace efforts, has been busy sending weapons. For instance, the Biden administration approved over 100 military sales to Israel since October 7,
2023, largely bypassing congressional review ( The Wall Street Journal ). One wonders what kind of 'peace' a board convened by Trump, whose previous 'peace' efforts involved rewarding occupation and recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital without Palestinian consent, could possibly achieve after so much destruction. How many 'peace plans' does it take to acknowledge that an ongoing ethnic
cleansing might not be conducive to 'peace' in the first place?