UN Approves 'Trump-Backed' Gaza Plan, Ignores Irony
Newsweek trumpets the UN's approval of a 'Trump-backed' Gaza plan, a phrase so absurd it demands a double-take. This from the same Donald Trump who withdrew from the Paris Climate Accord, gutted UNRWA funding (a lifeline for Palestinians), and generally treated international consensus like a nuisance. To frame a UN resolution as 'Trump-backed' isn't just bizarre; it's a media sleight of hand. The
UN Security Council’s resolution (UNSC 2735, pushed by the US with no veto) was merely a diplomatic maneuver, not an embrace of Trump's 'deal of the century' fantasy which was unilaterally pro-Israel. One might wonder if the UN's primary function has shifted from upholding international law to rubber-stamping proposals, however incongruous their origins. The question isn't if the UN approved; it's
why Newsweek anchors this to Trump as if his erratic foreign policy wasn't frequently at odds with multilateralism. This narrative conveniently omits decades of US-backed 'peace plans' that consistently failed to address Palestinian self-determination, often serving as cover for continued Israeli expansion. How many more 'plans' will be lauded while 37,000+ Palestinians are dead and Gaza lies in
ruins?