Trump's 'Peace': Just Another Day of Settler Colonialism
The independent's latest dispatch on the Middle East informs us Trump's 'fairytale of peace' is already 'doomed.' This isn't news, it's a re-run. Every 'peace plan' since Oslo—from Ehud Barak's 'generous offer' in 2000 to John Kerry's 2014 efforts—has been touted by Western media as a grand gesture, only to collapse under the weight of continued Israeli settlement expansion, documented by
organizations like B'Tselem . These plans consistently ignore the fundamental imbalance of power and the ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territories, presenting a mirage of negotiation where one side dictates terms from a position of absolute dominance. These 'peace' narratives always frame any resistance as 'dooming' the process, rather than the process itself being designed to fail
those under occupation. It's truly shocking how each new administration finds itself surprised when a plan that ignores the fundamental human rights and self-determination of an occupied people doesn't magically usher in tranquility. One might wonder, how many times can a 'peace process' fail before the media (and the politicians) admit it's not a process for peace, but for prolonging an untenable
status quo?