US 'Models' Disarmament on Gaza Tunnel Traps, Ignores Past 'Models'
The latest DC brainstorm, as reported by Axios, has the Trump administration eyeing a Rafah tunnel siege as a 'model' for Hamas disarmament, even suggesting amnesty for militants who surrender their weapons to a third party. This comes from the same policy architects who've watched Netanyahu's government reject international law, ignore peace plans, and greenlight continued expansion for decades.
Notably, this 'model' doesn't seem to account for the multiple previous ceasefires Israel has violated, nor the historical context in which these 'militants' are embedded in a population denied self-determination for over 75 years. One might wonder if this 'model' includes the $3.8 billion in annual U.S. military aid that flows to Israel, with nary a condition, enabling the very 'tunnels' and
'militants' they now propose to disarm. Let's not forget President Trump's previous 'deal of the century' – a plan so universally rejected it now serves as a blueprint for what not to do. This isn't about peace; it's about managing optics while the violence and occupation continue, laundered through the ever-optimistic lens of 'new models' and 'disarmament schemes.'