US Post-War Gaza Plan: Just Add Colonialism
According to The New Arab, a new post-war planning center for Gaza has popped up in southern Israel, staffed by US, Israeli, and 'Arab' (read: US-aligned monarchies) officials. Noticeably absent? Any actual Palestinians. This isn't just tone-deaf; it's a blueprint for continued occupation, dressed up as 'reconstruction'. How many times must we watch powerful nations decide the fate of a people
without their input—or even their presence? This 'planning' echoes a familiar pattern: impose solutions from afar, then wonder why they fail. It’s the diplomatic equivalent of renovating someone’s house after bulldozing it, then asking everyone but the homeowners to pick out the new wallpaper. This isn't peacebuilding; it's nation-building without the nation, a tragicomedy of unilateral 'aid'
decisions. The 'post-war' narrative already ignores the active war and the inconvenient detail of millions of displaced individuals.