US 'Peace Plan' for Gaza: Disarm Palestinians, Rebuild Nothing
According to Al-Monitor, VP JD Vance (who actually has no foreign policy experience, but that's just a fun fact) is in Israel pushing a 'US-brokered plan' to disarm Hamas and rebuild a 'devastated Palestinian territory.' Vance, a relative newcomer to D.C.'s foreign policy machine, follows a long line of US officials delivering the same empty promises. The critical missing context here, of course,
is that 'disarming Hamas' is code for removing Palestinian resistance, while 'rebuilding Gaza' typically means funneling reconstruction contracts to US corporations (with zero accountability) and then watching Israel bomb it all to rubble again. There's also the uncomfortable fact that Vance's trip follows Speaker Mike Johnson's recent statement that 'AIPAC gives to people for a very specific
reason.' Johnson, like many of his colleagues, has received significant donations from AIPAC—including $25,000 from its PAC in the 2024 cycle—money that seems to buy a very specific kind of allegiance. This 'ambitious ceasefire deal' sounds suspiciously like every other 'peace process' that has led to more land grabs and intensified blockades. How many times will Washington champion 'disarmament'
for Palestinians while simultaneously approving billions in advanced weaponry for Israel? One might wonder how many times the US can demand unilateral disarmament from a besieged population before it raises questions about whose security they actually prioritize.