Neither the EU, the US, the Arabs nor Israel want to take responsibility: nobody wants Gaza

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The massacre of October 7, 2023 forces Israel to defend itself. The government wants to restore security in the country, the most important promise to the Jewish people. With brute force if necessary. As if there was no tomorrow. The focus of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (74), caught in a tunnel vision, is on destroying Hamas.

The consequences are broadcast over the airwaves every day and worldwide. Entire parts of Gaza are in ruins. Thousands mourn their dead. More than a million Palestinians are fleeing their homes and staying in overcrowded refugee camps in southern Gaza. Your concern is catastrophic.

But there is a tomorrow. After the war. Life and daily life must emerge again from destruction and misery. The battered coastal strip cannot do it alone. But who will take over leadership after the conflict – and perhaps without Hamas?

The world community is calling for a two-state solution

Israel refused at the beginning of the war. Defense Minister Joav Gallant (65) said in mid-October that they did not want to take responsibility for Gaza. In NBC News, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (65) explains that Israel would only control Northern Gaza as a military buffer zone. Ultimately, it is important to protect your own country.

The world community is virtually unanimous on one point: a two-state solution is needed. A Palestine consisting of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. But under whose protection?

António Guterres (74) excluded the UN from this task during a press conference on Monday. “I don’t see a solution in a United Nations protectorate,” says the UN Secretary General, proposing a government in charge of the US and Arab states for the transition phase.

Egypt and Jordan do not want refugees

The EU wants to participate in the peace mission for Gaza, says Josep Borrell (76). The chief diplomat discussed a draft framework with the foreign ministers in the video conference on Monday. But he also sees the leadership role mainly lying with the United States and the Arab League.

Washington also wants to get the Arabs on board. During the diplomatic marathon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, 61, will clear the doors and visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates – all of which are at peace with Israel. He has no need for action regarding Gaza. “How can we talk about the future of Gaza if we don’t know what Gaza will look like after the war?” For example, Blinken had to listen to his Jordanian colleague Ayman Safadi (61). Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (71) also called commitments to a peace process “premature”.

Jordan and Egypt border Palestinian territory. They are economically weakened and absolutely do not want any new refugees from Gaza. A senior Egyptian official suggested to an EU colleague that the European Union (EU) should accept one million refugees from Gaza, the Financial Times reports.

“A change of government is needed in Israel”

Middle East expert Stephan Stetter (51) is not surprised that no one really wants to tackle the Gaza problem. “There is great disagreement within the Israeli government over the fate of Gaza. Israel is politically blocked,” says the political scientist at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich (D) in an interview with Blick. Until they agree to a clear two-state solution, Arab countries will not aggressively tackle the issue.

“The political framework must be right,” says the expert. The countries also feared radicalization among the Palestinian population, which could lead to terrorism. Gaza would also pose a domestic political challenge to its Arab neighbors.

As with many conflicts, a total package needs to be put together, says the German scientist, “which will probably not work without a change of government or at least a change of particularly extreme ministers in Israel. The country must recognize the Palestinian Authority (PA).” Benjamin Netanyahu is having a hard time with this. The PA in its current form cannot take responsibility for the coastal enclave, the prime minister said last Sunday. Gaza has no water, no electricity, no peace – and, as of today, no future.

Source: Blick