The plans for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” show that the goal is not just to make Gaza a playground for the wealthy, but to put it under permanent American occupation.
The U.S. plan for Gaza envisions a Gaza for investors, not Palestinians.
Mondoweiss interviews author Harsha Walia about the history of ICE and how Trump’s immigration crackdown is closely linked to U.S. imperialism abroad, including in Palestine.
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 town of Silwan has been at the heart of the Israeli settler takeover of Jerusalem’s remaining Palestinian neighborhoods. A recent Israeli court decision approved the forced expulsion of 40 families – the final blow in a decades-long legal battle.
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.
Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is the result of the world bowing before the global rampage of the US-Israel Axis. Once again, the Palestinian people are being offered as sacrifices, and along with them, the entire global system of international law.
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.
For Palestinians in Gaza, Phase 2 of the ceasefire offers little hope that it will fundamentally change the status quo Israel has established over the past three months, which many refer to as “a new form of genocide.”
Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statement that he wants to end Israel’s reliance on U.S. aid over the next decade was surprising, but there could be strategic and economic reasons behind the move, as well as political realities forcing him to do so.