🔗 Share this article UN Security Council Backs Trump's Gaza Proposal The global body has voted to endorse proposals presented by the US president for securing a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, including the stationing of an multinational security unit and a potential avenue to a independent Palestine. Widespread Backing with Key Abstentions This measure was approved by a vote of 13-0, with both China and Russia choosing not to vote. America's representative the US ambassador told the international body that it mapped “a fresh direction in the region for the conflicting parties and all the residents of the region alike”. Negotiated Language on Sovereignty Incorporation of allusions to an independent Palestine was the price the America offered for backing from the Arab and Islamic world, who are likely to contribute security forces for the international stabilisation force (ISF). “Interim measures that we begin today must be carried out in accordance with legal norms and honoring Palestinian rights,” the UK chargé d’affaires declared. Government Resistance Persists Nevertheless, on the eve of the council decision, PM the Israeli leader restated his administration's firm resistance to the establishment of a independent Palestinian entity, raising questions on whether the Israeli government will accept the execution of the internationally endorsed measures. Main Elements of the Proposal Swift elimination of existing limitations on relief supplies into the territory Creation of an international stabilisation force Progress on restoration and a potential “route to Palestinian sovereignty and nationhood” Vague Phrasing and Requirements The mention to Palestinian statehood was a negotiated inclusion to an first US version which did not mention it. However the wording is vague and contingent, stating only that once the Palestinian leadership has undergone changes and the reconstruction of Gaza is progressing, “the circumstances may ultimately be in readiness for a credible pathway to Palestinian independence and statehood.” International Response The phrasing was insufficient of the strong guarantee to the building of a independent Palestinian entity beside Israel sought by Arab and Islamic states, as well as EU representatives, but in speeches to the assembly after the decision, representatives from those countries said they were ready to support the agreement in the service of prolonging the present ceasefire and immediate measures to provide for and safeguard the millions of Palestinians in Gaza. “Algeria has finally decided to support of this text, a resolution that we support its core objective, namely the maintenance of the truce and the creation of conditions enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their fundamental rights to independence and nationhood,” Algeria's representative declared. Execution Hurdles This measure gives comprehensive monitoring control to a “board of peace” headed by Donald Trump, but of unspecified participants. This committee has to report to the international body but it is not required to follow the preferences of the UN or by the Palestinian leadership. Furthermore, it demands the creation of a specialized Palestinian group that is expected to manage routine management of the Gaza and the distribution of aid, but it is highly uncertain who would participate. Stabilisation Team Mission The mandate of the global force empowers it to neutralize and disband armed groups in Gaza, but it is highly uncertain that would-be troop contributors would consent to face such organizations. None of the states has so far pledged to dispatching troops. Furthermore the standards for changes to the PA, the precondition towards progress on independence, have been vague. EU representatives said they viewed it as pressing that the names of the expert panel to provide utilities was determined as promptly.
The global body has voted to endorse proposals presented by the US president for securing a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, including the stationing of an multinational security unit and a potential avenue to a independent Palestine. Widespread Backing with Key Abstentions This measure was approved by a vote of 13-0, with both China and Russia choosing not to vote. America's representative the US ambassador told the international body that it mapped “a fresh direction in the region for the conflicting parties and all the residents of the region alike”. Negotiated Language on Sovereignty Incorporation of allusions to an independent Palestine was the price the America offered for backing from the Arab and Islamic world, who are likely to contribute security forces for the international stabilisation force (ISF). “Interim measures that we begin today must be carried out in accordance with legal norms and honoring Palestinian rights,” the UK chargé d’affaires declared. Government Resistance Persists Nevertheless, on the eve of the council decision, PM the Israeli leader restated his administration's firm resistance to the establishment of a independent Palestinian entity, raising questions on whether the Israeli government will accept the execution of the internationally endorsed measures. Main Elements of the Proposal Swift elimination of existing limitations on relief supplies into the territory Creation of an international stabilisation force Progress on restoration and a potential “route to Palestinian sovereignty and nationhood” Vague Phrasing and Requirements The mention to Palestinian statehood was a negotiated inclusion to an first US version which did not mention it. However the wording is vague and contingent, stating only that once the Palestinian leadership has undergone changes and the reconstruction of Gaza is progressing, “the circumstances may ultimately be in readiness for a credible pathway to Palestinian independence and statehood.” International Response The phrasing was insufficient of the strong guarantee to the building of a independent Palestinian entity beside Israel sought by Arab and Islamic states, as well as EU representatives, but in speeches to the assembly after the decision, representatives from those countries said they were ready to support the agreement in the service of prolonging the present ceasefire and immediate measures to provide for and safeguard the millions of Palestinians in Gaza. “Algeria has finally decided to support of this text, a resolution that we support its core objective, namely the maintenance of the truce and the creation of conditions enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their fundamental rights to independence and nationhood,” Algeria's representative declared. Execution Hurdles This measure gives comprehensive monitoring control to a “board of peace” headed by Donald Trump, but of unspecified participants. This committee has to report to the international body but it is not required to follow the preferences of the UN or by the Palestinian leadership. Furthermore, it demands the creation of a specialized Palestinian group that is expected to manage routine management of the Gaza and the distribution of aid, but it is highly uncertain who would participate. Stabilisation Team Mission The mandate of the global force empowers it to neutralize and disband armed groups in Gaza, but it is highly uncertain that would-be troop contributors would consent to face such organizations. None of the states has so far pledged to dispatching troops. Furthermore the standards for changes to the PA, the precondition towards progress on independence, have been vague. EU representatives said they viewed it as pressing that the names of the expert panel to provide utilities was determined as promptly.