TRUMP'S INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF PEACE MEETS WITH HAMAS

Written by Michael Thervil

TRUMP'S INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF PEACE MEETS WITH HAMAS | WRITTEN BY MICHAEL THERVIL

[Trump International Board of Peace Hamas] While the currently failing American-Israeli War of aggression towards Iran rages on, President Trump’s newly created international Board of Peace has recently held talks with Hamas. The recent talks were centered around postwar plans and reconstruction in Gaza after Israel's two and a half year long genocidal war against the Palestinians began. Meeting in Cairo, The International Board of Peace and Hamas, many geopolitical analysts remain highly skeptical of the meeting's effectiveness to bring about any measurable degree of success to the people of Palestine. This is due to Israel's hardline anti-Hamas stance and Hamas's willingness to walk away from any deal that they perceived failed to address the needs of the Palestinian people.

During the meeting, a 20-point peace plan was presented by the American’s, as well as talks about establishing a long-term ceasefire were discussed, but critics and detractors alike are taking the position that the likelihood of a meaningful ceasefire being established is slim to none. The reason for this is because of the historical perpetual pattern of failed ceasefires in the past. Moreover, critics and detractors also believe that if a ceasefire could be reached, it would not only be “fragile”, but Israel would more than likely violate the ceasefire. Again, this is something that Israel has perpetually done in the past. In fact, just this past Sunday Israeli killed an estimated 12 people. Just over 600 people have been killed since the previous ceasefire took effect, in total close to 75,000 Palestinians have been killed.

Although the recent talks between the two parties are considered preliminary, the talks did include the component of establishing a reconstruction program. Again, critics and detractors remain pessimistic about any positive outcome stemming from such a proposal. Questions of who reaps returns and how much, and how such a deal would be in the benefit of Palestinians have still been largely unaddressed. For the international entities that make up the Board of Peace, long-term financial gain seems to be the order of the day. In contrast for Hamas, the governance, needs, wants, and desires of the Palestinians seem to come first.

Another point of tension during the talks was Hamas pushing for the Rafah crossing to reopen, a section of land that connects Gaza to Egypt. This is a critical chokepoint because with it being closed it essentially boxes Palestinians in leaving them with no way to escape Israeli genocide. The Rafah crossing is also a critical conjunction for the delivery of the desperately needed humanitarian aid. With Israel weaponizing hunger and starvation and the international community essentially remaining silent and turning a blind eye, the question of can anything be done to stop the war and bring peace and stability to the region? The simple answer to that question is: “no one knows”.