How does the Palestinian resistance deal with the American project to manage Gaza? | policy

Al Jazeera Net correspondents

Gaza- In conjunction with the UN Security Council’s vote on the project presented by Washington regarding the management of the Gaza Strip during the next phase based on US President Donald Trump’s plan, Palestinian fears are increasing that the resolution is biased towards the Israeli position in exchange for its loose dealing with Palestinian demands.

International arrangements give importance to the disarmament of the resistance through a transitional international administration with broad powers, and link the withdrawal of the Israeli army from inside Gaza to the stability of the security situation, which means that the occupation army will remain a security player in the Palestinian scene, which raises the question about how the resistance will deal with the consequences of the decision during the next stage.

Decision risks

Despite what was said that the American draft resolution calls for consolidating the ceasefire agreement and easing restrictions on relief aid to Gaza and indicates the path of a Palestinian state and easing restrictions, writer and political analyst Wissam Afifa believes that it carries serious risks, the most prominent of which are:

• Internationalizing Gaza for years and keeping it under the guardianship of what is known as the upcoming peace council.
• Stripping away the tools of Palestinian power by withdrawing the weapons of resistance.
• Returning the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip under external conditions.
• Postponing the process of establishing a Palestinian state without a timetable or sovereign guarantees.

Although the draft resolution received public political support from 8 Arab and Islamic countries, which saw – in a statement – that it comes as a paving way for the path of Palestinian self-determination and the establishment of a state.

But Afifa explained to Al Jazeera Net that Arab support for the project imposes a moral and political obligation not to run this path at the expense of Palestinian rights, and to link any international role to the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, not to long-term security arrangements.

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We warn of the danger of the American draft resolution put to a vote in the Security Council
– A draft resolution to establish an international force in Gaza seeks to impose international guardianship over the Strip and pass a biased vision
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The factions warn

In this context, the Palestinian factions and forces warned of the danger of the draft resolution, considering that it constitutes an attempt to impose international guardianship over the Gaza Strip and pass a vision biased towards the occupation.

The factions confirmed – in a political memorandum – that the wording of the resolution paves the way for external hegemony over the Palestinian national decision, by transferring the administration of Gaza and reconstruction to an international body with broad powers, thus stripping the Palestinians of their right to manage their affairs.

She also stressed that any discussion of the arms issue must remain an internal national matter linked to a political path that guarantees an end to the occupation, the establishment of a state, and the achievement of self-determination.

In this context, the author suggests that the Palestinian resistance factions will turn to a complex strategy based on:

• Stripping the national and political legitimacy of the decision, and treating it as a decision imposed from abroad, and not based on comprehensive Palestinian national approval, nor can it be considered a binding framework for the Palestinian vision and destiny.
• Realistically deal with the decision as an imposed international outcome that cannot be completely ignored, by controlling field behavior with this international force, and directing popular pressure towards limiting its tasks to facilitating relief, service and reconstruction work as a higher priority than any security or political project.
• Building a comprehensive national path to confront post-resolution entitlements, rebuilding Palestinian legitimacy on the basis of resistance and historical rights.
  

Install positions

For his part, Palestinian political analyst Iyad Al-Qara believes that the position of the Palestinian resistance factions rejecting any item related to disarmament, as it is contingent on ending the occupation, comes within the framework of confirming their firm position in this context.

Al-Qara explained – in an interview with Al Jazeera Net – that the factions are seeking to mobilize the Arab position, rejecting the Israeli trends related to the continued presence of international forces and their role in disarmament, as this is contrary to the outcomes of the Arab and Islamic summits, which stressed the necessity of forming a Palestinian national committee to manage the Gaza Strip and assume full administration tasks.

He pointed out that the final version of the Security Council resolution will determine the nature of the resistance factions’ dealings with it, especially if it focuses on disarming the resistance and establishing the presence of the occupation inside the Gaza Strip, or is intended to engineer the reconstruction of Gaza by deluding the world into the existence of a ceasefire and agreement, while the reconstruction process is limited to a part of the Strip controlled by Israel or its proxy groups.

Al-Qara is counting on the fact that if the decision shows bad intentions towards the Palestinians, this will be met with the refusal of many countries to participate in the international force, because they will distance themselves from confronting the Palestinian factions, and they will also refuse to engage in forced disarmament processes.