'Peace through strength': Trump Gaza plan gains global backing one year on
- One year after the 'peace through strength' miracle, the Board of Peace is collecting global endorsements like baseball cards, including from a stunned Hillary Clinton and a suddenly cooperative UN.
- Hamas is reportedly on the verge of seeing the light, thanks to the 20-point plan, verbal agreements, and maybe the imminent threat of being vaporized. A truly inspiring negotiating tactic.
- The EU has pledged $1 billion for Gaza recovery, which is nice, but the International Stabilization Force getting troops from Kazakhstan and Albania might be the most 'global coalition' thing ever attempted.
- 'De-radicalization' will be handled by the NCAG, who are trusted because they have 'kids brought up under the UNRWA system,' which is like hiring arsonists to run the fire department.
- UNRWA is out, of course, because 1,500 of their employees might have been in terror groups, a detail that only seems to bother the people writing the checks.
Brief Summary
A full year since the Great Negotiator blessed the Middle East with his presence, the '20-point plan' is being hailed as the only game in town by everyone from the EU to, shockingly, a former Secretary of State who once knew better. The United Nations, after months of feeling left out, has officially endorsed the Board of Peace, presumably because they finally realized they could get a seat at the table or get run over by it.
Billions in pledges are rolling in, with plans to clear rubble, clear explosives, and build temp housing before tackling the truly intractable problems of demilitarizing Hamas and de-radicalizing a population raised on a steady diet of UNRWA-approved textbooks. The plan hinges on trust-building between Israelis and the new Palestinian governing body, which is like trying to have a neighborhood watch meeting between a cat and a parakeet.
Meanwhile, the ex-President's team is already filming the sequel, 'Peace through Strength: The Search for More Leverage,' hoping to apply these 'best practices' to the Palestinian Authority and maybe the rest of the world. Because if it worked in Gaza, why not everywhere?
Why This Matters
For the average reader, this means the Middle East peace process has officially been rebranded as a reality TV show with international funding. Your tax dollars and European subsidies might be propping up a plan that hinges on the goodwill of parties who have spent decades perfecting mutual disdain. Expect more headlines about 'historic momentum' while the actual on-the-ground reality remains a demolition site with a fresh coat of diplomatic paint.
The real impact is the normalization of a transactional 'peace through strength' doctrine, where leverage and threats replace the messy work of negotiation. This could set a precedent for how future conflicts are 'resolved' globally. And since the plan's success depends on the NCAG being competent and Israel being patient, you might want to check your news feed every six months for the 'unforeseen complications' follow-up story.