Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza: Privatized Violence, Public Suffering
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream reports are detailing plans for a 'Board of Peace' for Gaza, spearheaded by former President Trump and his allies. This initiative positions itself as a post-UN stabilization force, aiming to rebuild Gaza through private funds and direct transactional negotiations, ostensibly bypassing established international bodies and their cumbersome processes. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT
TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'post-UN experiment' directly follows decades of UN efforts, however imperfect, to document and alleviate the Nakba, which began in 1948 with the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians. The 17-year blockade of Gaza, intensified into a genocide where 40,000+ have been killed since October 2023, has systematically destroyed its infrastructure and society, setting the
stage for proposals like this 'Board' to step into a vacuum they helped create. Such privatization of governance over occupied populations echoes colonial-era corporate charters. Double Standard: Imagine a 'private board' dictating the future of a war-ravaged city in Europe or North America, bypassing the UN, the EU, or NATO. The proposal for Gaza is presented as 'innovative' because Palestinians
are dehumanized as subjects, not citizens deserving of self-determination. When countries like China or Russia propose alternatives to Western-dominated institutions, they are accused of undermining the 'rules-based order.' But when the US proposes to dismantle that order for Gaza, it's framed as 'peace.' Follow the Money: The article hints at 'private business interests' driving this. We can