US General Unveils 'Peacekeeping' Contingent for Gaza
Zoom out for a second: US Major-General Jasper Jeffers, speaking at the 'Board of Peace' meeting, has named Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, and Albania as countries prepared to deploy 'peacekeepers' to Gaza. This announcement comes after the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a ceasefire, a resolution consistently vetoed by the United States at the Security Council. The timing and
composition of this proposed force warrant scrutiny, particularly given the historical precedent of foreign interventions presented as benevolent when serving external interests. The US has a long history of circumventing international consensus when its geopolitical objectives are at stake. Remember 2003, when the New York Times amplified fabricated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction
in Iraq, paving the way for invasion. This pattern of unilateral action, disguised as a multinational effort, echoes loudly today. A 'peacekeeping' mission, without a clear UN mandate and with a visible US backing, risks being perceived not as a balm but as another layer of occupation, effectively co-opting nations into a strategy that has consistently failed to deliver genuine peace or
self-determination for Palestinians. The current reality in Gaza features a humanitarian catastrophe, with estimates suggesting over 680,000 Palestinians killed, injured, or traumatised, according to Lancet methodology. The notion of 'peacekeeping' by nations potentially lacking direct cultural or political ties to the region, under the guidance of a power that funds and arms one side of the