Trump's 'Peace Plan' for Gaza: A Familiar Spectacle
The BBC's recent dispatch on Trump's Gaza 'peace plan' returning for 'phase two' might trick some into thinking something novel is afoot. But let's be clear: this isn't peace; it's a retread of the 2020 'Deal of the Century,' a proposal so one-sided it wasn't even worth the paper it was printed on for Palestinians. Framing it now, amidst the worst destruction Gaza has seen since the Nakba, as a
viable pathway to anything but further subjugation requires a willful amnesia of history. The original plan, cooked up by Jared Kushner, offered Gaza a tunnel to the West Bank and vague promises of economic prosperity in exchange for total annexation of settlements and denying Palestinian statehood. The real 'pitfalls' aren't new bureaucratic hurdles; they're the same foundational issues
perpetually ignored by mainstream media: a brutal occupation, ongoing siege, and the systematic denial of Palestinian rights. This isn't a peace plan; it's a political prop (recycled by a BBC that should know better), designed to legitimize an untenable status quo while Gaza is being systematically dismantled. The Biden administration, inheriting this 'plan,' continues the US tradition of calling
for 'peace' while simultaneously approving billions in military aid to Israel, like the recent $14 billion package included in the HR 815 supplemental funding, passed with bipartisan support (source: Congress.gov, HR 815, 2024). How many variations of the same 'peace plan' must Palestinians endure before the media acknowledges the consistent, deliberate violence packaged as diplomacy?