UK Troops 'Monitor' Gaza Ceasefire, Not Occupation It Fueled
British Defence Secretary John Healey announces a two-star general will join a US-backed force, supposedly to ensure peace in Gaza. What The Independent conveniently forgets to mention is the UK's robust history of complicity in creating the conditions for this 'conflict' to begin with. The UK approved £430 million in arms export licenses to Israel since 2015, including components for F-35 fighter
jets, used extensively in the very war these troops are now dispatched to 'monitor.' It's like pouring gasoline on a fire, then sending in an extinguisher with a camera crew. We’re expected to believe this is about stability, not optics. A 'stabilization force' deployed AFTER the devastation, not before, and by nations whose political classes consistently vote to arm the aggressor. One might
wonder if 'monitoring' means ensuring the rubble settles quietly, rather than holding anyone accountable for the current state of affairs. How much 'monitoring' was done on the flow of weapons before the 'ceasefire' became necessary?