Elected U.S. government planning for Palestine(Gaza):

Elected U.S. government planning for Palestine(Gaza):

The "Trump Plan" for Gaza has shocked the world. According to the plan, 2 million Palestinians will be expelled from Gaza and given refuge in Egypt and Jordan. After that, the United States will take "ownership" of Gaza and, in collaboration with Israel, develop an international city aimed at boosting the real estate and tourism industries. It is no surprise that Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is behind this plan, seeking to make billions of dollars through this project. In other words, the genocide of Palestinians is being turned into a profitable venture.

In a way, this process began as early as 1917, when the Balfour Declaration allowed Britain to start settling hundreds of thousands of Jews in Palestine. In the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, anti-Jewish sentiments grew in Europe, expressed through European fascism. As a result, a large number of Jews migrated to Palestine—essentially making Palestinians pay the price for Europe's crimes and fascism.

In 1948, Israel was declared a state without any real compromise, and by the 1950s, European and American countries began providing it with aid. The U.S. wanted to control the region through monarchies, but this strategy failed everywhere except the Gulf states. In Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser's military revolution ignited a wave of Arab resistance that spread to Syria, Iraq, and Libya, while anti-imperialist movements surged in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, and other countries. By the 1960s, under Yasser Arafat’s leadership, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed, linking Palestine's freedom struggle with the broader Arab liberation movement.

This region holds immense significance due to its natural resources, particularly oil, and its geostrategic value. Initially, the Soviet Union supported Israel, but as Arab resistance grew and Israel's true face was exposed, Moscow shifted its support to Arab revolutionaries. This increased Israel's importance for the West. It is a misconception that the Israeli lobby controls the U.S.; no lobby can control imperialism that easily. In reality, Israel is valuable to Washington because it has the capability to defeat anti-imperialist forces in the Arab world. By crushing Arab resistance in the 1967 and 1973 wars, Israel reinforced the imperialist agenda.

According to American scholar Max Ajl, imperialism does not just seek to defeat its opponents but to impose a "subjectivity of defeat", ensuring that the vanquished accept the dominance of the victor even when the victor is widely despised. In the Arab world, the task of imposing this defeatist psychology has been assigned to Israel.

Since the 1980s, the Middle East has remained largely defeated. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic and military aid to Arab nations ceased. In the 1993 Oslo Accords, Yasser Arafat compromised with Israel. Iraq, Syria, and Libya were weakened by sanctions and later destroyed through wars. But despite the suppression of resistance, peace remains elusive because peace requires justice. In 2007, Gaza was blockaded, and every few years, it has been subjected to heavy bombardment. If we assume this was due to Hamas’ defiance, then why has West Bank, which has a pro-Israel government funded by USAID, also seen continued illegal settlements and the forced displacement of thousands of Palestinians?

To implement the Trump Plan, Jared Kushner has hinted at "cleansing" Gaza—as if the Palestinians who have lived there for thousands of years are pests contaminating the region. This rhetoric is reminiscent of 18th and 19th-century imperialism, where colonial powers justified their conquests, enslavements, and violations of human rights. As I have previously written, the era of Liberal Imperialism has ended, and we are now in the age of Nationalist Imperialism, where raw power is used to impose control without hiding behind human rights and international institutions. Trump represents this Nationalist Imperialism, rejecting international frameworks and enforcing American dominance directly—his aggression in Gaza is part of this approach.

However, implementing this plan will not be easy. Even U.S. allies like Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia have openly opposed it, as it would be unacceptable to the Arab public. Jordan has already absorbed millions of refugees from Palestine and the wider Arab world, leaving little room for more. Meanwhile, America's withdrawal from international institutions has created a vacuum that China, Russia, and other global powers will seek to fill. China is playing a crucial role in strengthening ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and if Trump continues his current approach, this trend is expected to accelerate.

At the same time, the Arab world and other regions are emerging from their state of defeat. From the resistance against the U.S. occupation in Iraq to Hezbollah’s victory over Israel in 2006, and Hamas' ongoing struggle—there is a shift in regional dynamics. Moreover, Russia's setback to U.S. ambitions in Ukraine, China’s unstoppable economic and military rise, and revolutionary movements in Latin America signal the decline of 300 years of Western dominance.

For Pakistan, it is shameful that we have not openly opposed the Trump Plan, despite receiving no financial aid like Jordan or Egypt. This reflects the subservience of Pakistan’s ruling class, which still hopes for an opportunity to fight proxy wars for the U.S. in exchange for dollars. This is not just shameful but also strategically foolish, as it fails to recognize America's declining power and remains trapped in outdated habits.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s liberals, in their struggle against extremism and dictatorship, sometimes equate Israel and Palestine.

Wakeel Adil
NSM Provincial President