Israel vs. The United States proposed a Gaza Sector Management Plan after the war - Politico
Although American officials do not consider this plan as the best for the territory where the war between Israel and the Hamas militants has destroyed infrastructure, killed thousands of Palestinians and killed more than 1. 5 million people, but it can create friction between the United States and the Israeli government.
However, US strategists who develop this plan continue to return to Palestinian autonomy, which manages parts of the West Bank, but has long been suffering from allegations of corruption and inefficiency. In their view, the publication writes, this is the most realistic option. "There is a strong political tendency to play the Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Sector, but it has serious problems with legitimacy and capabilities," the State Department's representative said.
The planning process is headed by a high -ranking representative of the National Security Council Brett McGerk. He is assisted by Terry Wolf, a veteran of the Ministry of Defense and the State Department, which is currently working in the Council. Other key figures involved in this process include Barbara Lif, Dan Shapiro and Hadi AMR who hold key positions in the Middle East in the State Department.
According to Politico, the key parts of the plan include an increase in security -related assistance that the US State Department on International Drug and Law Enforcement Offers Palestinian Autonomy, as well as providing a greater role in US security coordinator who has experience in consulting Palestinian security forces. . "As a result, we want to have a Palestinian security structure in the post -conflict sector of Gaza," Baiden said a high -ranking official.
In addition, the broad concept is a multi -step reconstruction of the gases after heavy battles between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters end there. "International forces will be needed to stabilize the region immediately afterwards, after which the updated Palestinian administration will come to the authorities," the experts of the publication, familiarized with the possible plan, will come. However, a representative of the White House National Security Council refused to comment.
One of the ideas of the plan is to ask the United Arab Emirates to help restore medical institutions or teach civil servants. In addition, according to Politico, neighboring Egypt will probably play an important role in post -war gas. At the same time, Baiden administration excluded the departure of US troops.
Any strategy, as noted by Politico, nominated by the US, will face numerous obstacles, including Israeli skepticism and the disappointment of the Arabs, although regional players and analysts generally agree that Washington will have to play a decisive role in the post-war stage. "How to get there and that it really exists in gas for this, it is very, very difficult, since there is no clear or simple answer," one of US officials commented.
Perhaps the most difficult task is to find out who will still play a role in stabilizing the gase at an intermediate stage after the fighting. Although the Arab countries seem to hesitate or do not want to give their troops to the Gaza, some are still leaning on this idea, said the second American official. "The greatest unknown is what will remain from Hamas in the Gaza sector," said Biden administration.
Even if the number of groups is small, its access to weapons can dramatically change the calculations of countries that consider the possibility of sending troops. The only thing that Americans hope to see is a clearer condemnation of Hamas by Arab rulers, many of whom privately despise the Islamist combat group, which they view as a potential threat to their own governments.
However, it is unclear what level of changes in Palestinian autonomy will satisfy the premiere of Israel Netanyag or his political allies, if any. "The Israeli leader has long been accused of a deliberate attempt to undermine Palestinian autonomy to avoid the creation of a Palestinian state," Politico explains. Netanyaga insists that the Palestinian administration is not a serious partner in search of a decision to create two states and that it promotes hatred of Jews.
He at one time called for the creation of a new Palestinian Gaza Sector. At the same time, US officials have not managed to get from Israeli leaders of meaningful discussion of what post -war gas will look like. According to the media from December 1, the Israeli special services are preparing to eliminate Hamas group leaders around the world. It is noted that earlier Israel refrained from the elimination of fighters in Qatar, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey and Russia to avoid diplomatic crises.