Trump's "Peace Council" and National Fate

The failure of international law to ensure justice for the Palestinians does not justify its abolition, nor does it serve as an excuse to replace it with new political arrangements marketed under the banner of "peace." The dysfunction that has afflicted the international system, particularly the United Nations, has not been the result of merely legal shortcomings or neutral institutional failures, but rather the consequence of repeated political obstruction when it comes to Palestine. However, the growing danger today is not limited to the continuation of this obstruction; it extends to attempts to surpass the very justice system and to redefine peace as conflict management rather than a solution, as a security settlement rather than a response to the right to self-determination.

Gaza: From Open Tragedy to Political Pivot

In this context, what is known as the "Trump Peace Council" represents a political approach that seeks to bypass the existing international legal framework, relying on the reality imposed by the devastating war on Gaza. Instead of dealing with what happened as a tragedy that warrants accountability and the reinstatement of international law, the results of the devastation are being exploited as a starting point to reshape a political approach to the Palestinian issue, managed outside the references of international legitimacy and far from inalienable national rights.

The distinction here is crucial between the failure to apply justice and converting this failure into a justification for its exclusion, between the incapacity of the international system to uphold the rights of Palestinians and the exploitation of this incapacity to redefine the very concept of peace, thereby stripping it of its legal essence.

In this vision, Gaza is invoked not as an open wound in the international conscience, but as an existing reality upon which new arrangements are built. The Palestinian issue is reduced to a humanitarian dimension, while reconstruction is separated from the context of occupation, and the relationship between land and population is redefined on the basis of management rather than sovereignty, stability rather than liberation.

Peace Without Rights: Managing Conflict Instead of Resolving It

What is proposed under the title of "peace" in this approach does not amount to a just historical settlement, but rather reflects an attempt to recalibrate the conflict in accordance with existing power dynamics. The Palestinian is gradually excluded as a political actor and is reclassified as a humanitarian file, while the occupying power is granted the dual role of arbiter and guarantor. Thus, not only is international law surpassed, but it is also emptied of its substance, turning it into a selective reference.

Administrative Committee for Gaza: A Temporary Necessity or a Permanent Entry Point?

In parallel, the idea of forming an administrative committee to manage Gaza emerges as a practical response to a profound administrative and humanitarian void left by the war. However, this formula, despite its temporary necessity, carries real challenges if it is not framed within a clear political and national ceiling. Administration, when severed from the political horizon, may transform from a relief tool into a veiled alternative, and from a temporary measure into a permanent reality in which life affairs are managed under occupation rather than working to end it.

These dangers increase if the committee turns into a channel through which political arrangements are passed outside of national consensus, or "peace" formulas that are less confrontational in form and more marketable internationally, without addressing the roots of the conflict.

Recognition of Palestine: From Symbolism to Action

In contrast, the countries that recognized the State of Palestine face a practical test of the credibility of this recognition. The theoretical acknowledgment of the right to self-determination, if not translated into clear policies that reject circumventing it, remains limited in impact. Additionally, merely expressing reservations or concerns regarding projects that bypass the Palestinians, without taking practical steps to obstruct them, opens the door for their establishment as a fait accompli.

The Global Grassroots Momentum and the Requirements to Revive It

The war on Gaza has revealed a notable shift in global public awareness, manifested in a broad wave of solidarity within and beyond Western societies. However, this momentum, despite its importance, remains fragile unless it transforms into an organized political force capable of influencing decision-making centers. This equation becomes more complicated in the Palestinian case in the absence of a unifying political reference capable of addressing this public opinion in the language of rights and law.

What is being proposed today under the name of "peace" essentially reflects an orientation to manage the outcomes of the conflict rather than address its causes, to entrench a reality imposed by power rather than dismantle it. In Gaza, the fate of not only the Palestinians but also the future of the international system itself is being tested: Either restoring justice as a condition for any sustainable peace, or entrenching the logic of dominance, which harbors a permanent capacity for the reproduction of violence.

Nevertheless, a long-standing imbalance of power does not negate the ability of peoples to regain the initiative when they possess a clear vision and tools for action. The Palestinians, despite attempts at exclusion and marginalization, still hold latent elements of power that exceed traditional weaponry: the legitimacy of a cause firmly rooted in international law, a renewed moral presence in global consciousness, and the ability to reconstruct their national narrative as a liberation and rights issue rather than a fleeting humanitarian file. Transforming this asset into organized political action, through genuine national unity, activating the tools of international law, and linking the Palestinian struggle to the ongoing transformations within Western societies themselves, is sufficient to reintroduce the Palestinian issue onto the international agenda as a matter that cannot be erased or ignored. History has never been written solely by the logic of power but also by the insistence of those who refused to have their future defined by their enemies.