US Peace Plan: Gaza Protectorate, Or Just Another Colony?
The RT op-ed describes Gaza's fate as an American-Israeli vassal state. This language, 'protectorate' and 'surrender,' skirts uncomfortable historical truths. It's not a 'peace plan' when one side dictates total control after a genocidal campaign. This rebrands the ongoing Nakba, effectively legitimizing the systematic displacement and dispossession that began in 1948. When they speak of
'security' for Israel, they omit the 1.7 million Palestinians confined in Gaza, a population largely made up of refugees expelled from their homes. U.S. politicians, funded generously by groups like AIPAC, are quick to echo these euphemisms. For example, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who received $20,400 from AIPAC in 2022, has consistently championed unrestricted aid to Israel, voting for measures
like S.4172 which provided $17.6 billion in additional security assistance to Israel. How many 'peace plans' will it take before we acknowledge it's simply a prolonged occupation, sugarcoated for Western consumption?