Trump's Gaza Board: Recycling Envoys for Perpetual 'Peace Process'
Nickolay Mladenov, a diplomat who previously served as the UN’s Middle East envoy, is now apparently being considered for a 'Gaza board' under a potential Trump administration. He’s already in the West Bank, meeting Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh. One might forgive some cynicism here, given Mladenov’s past; he oversaw years of 'peace process' stagnation, failed ceasefires, and
expanding settlements during his tenure. The US has a long history of trotting out the same revolving door of 'experts' for this conflict, often those who have already presided over its deepening. The real question: what miraculous new strategy will a 'Gaza board' propose, especially one linked to an administration known for moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and greenlighting settlement
expansion? These are the same players rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship, hoping no one notices the decades of 'peacemaking' that have consistently favored one side, perpetuated the occupation, and left Palestinians with less land and fewer rights. It's a cruel theatre, designed to look like progress, not achieve it.