International newspapers: Trump’s plan marginalizes the Palestinians and imposes colonial guardianship over Gaza policy

US President Donald Trump’s plan regarding the Gaza Strip – as reported in international newspapers – revived the debate about the future of the besieged Strip and the position of the Palestinian issue in regional and international accounts.

Historian and Middle East expert Stephanie Lati Abdullah wrote that Trump’s plan “entrenched the political marginalization of the Palestinians,” noting that “economic acceleration has replaced international law.”

The historian believes – in the French newspaper Le Monde – that the plan represents “an American-Israeli endeavor par excellence,” as the actors and future visions that support it are identical, considering that it “imposes a vision of the future of Gaza based on colonial logic.”

In an interview with the American newspaper Politico, the former head of the Israeli Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet), Ami Ayalon, expressed his cautious optimism regarding Trump’s plan, but he saw it as “full of loopholes,” most notably the absence of a clear commitment to establishing a Palestinian state.

Ayalon stressed that the absence of such a commitment “will undermine the chances of Palestinian cooperation necessary to achieve peace,” adding that “the disarmament of Hamas will not be possible without direct Palestinian administration of the Strip.”

For its part, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on a Bar-Ilan University study that compared the psychological impact of the October 7, 2023 attack between journalists and psychotherapists.

The newspaper concluded that journalists who covered the events recorded much higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, at 53% compared to 20% among mental health professionals, which reflects the extent of the psychological pressure caused by the war in Israel and the areas surrounding Gaza.

As for the Jerusalem Post newspaper, it quoted Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen as saying that the idea of ​​building a gas pipeline from Israel to Europe has returned to the agenda with American support “to secure an alternative to Russian energy and overcome the Houthi threat in the Red Sea.”

In another file, London Mayor Sadiq Khan saw the victory of American politician Zahran Mamdani in New York as “a victory for hope and pluralism in the face of the rhetoric of fear and division,” noting that his experience represents an extension of the Muslim immigration journey towards influential leadership positions.

Khan added that the British and American experiences converge in “defending social justice, protecting tenants, and confronting the populist right,” despite the difference in the two political contexts.

Concerning the African continent, an analysis published by the American magazine Newsweek dealt with Trump’s military threats to extremist Islamic groups against Nigerian Christians, noting that they raise “fear and hope at the same time.”

The analysis indicated that the possibility of foreign intervention raises concerns even among some Christians, while others – including Bishop Matthew Hassan Kuka – hope that Trump’s statements will motivate the Nigerian government to take more effective measures in the face of ongoing violence from groups such as “Boko Haram.”