Mondoweiss spoke with Gazans after the announcement of the Palestinian technocratic committee that will oversee Gaza under Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’. While some hope for change, many fear the committee will ultimately serve U.S. and Israeli interests.
The U.S.-sanctioned “Board of Peace” is imposing a colonial mandate in Gaza. It is the latest example of the “shock doctrine,” with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide.
On Thursday, Donald Trump formally announced his so-called “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The body has been widely criticized as an attempt by Trump to undermine the UN and ‘takeover the world order.’
Israeli farmers warn the country’s agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Recent reports show the impact of boycotting Israel, and why the Israeli ‘brand’ may never recover.
New Israeli rules will ban organizations like mine from Gaza, ending aid and cutting vital solidarity with our Palestinian colleagues.
Aid organizations say Israel’s recent ban of 37 groups has dealt a severe blow to humanitarian work across Palestine. In Gaza, it means “cutting off a lifeline for over two million people,” says Rahma Worldwide’s Dr. Shadi Zazzah.
Ahmad was married to Walaa for three days when a wall collapsed onto their tent during a winter storm in Gaza, killing her. In mourning, Ahmad now refuses to clean her blood off his mattress. His family says even though he survived, he is destroyed.
In the wake of the United States’ invasion of Venezuela, countries around the world are asking what this means for them. For Israel, it could mean an opportunity for another conflict with Lebanon or Iran that Netanyahu has been vying for.
The majority of Gaza’s population now relies on foreign aid to secure food, water, and every other basic necessity. The Israeli government’s banning of 37 organizations that provide this vital aid will leave Palestinians without a means of survival.
Israel’s strategic posture favors a constant state of war over political deals that might constrain future aggression. Its recognition of Somaliland is part of this strategy, and an attempt to plant the first flag of its would-be empire in Africa.