While the genocide in Palestine continues despite the “ceasefire,” the German state remains an accomplice. An important part of this is the criminalization of solidarity with Palestine.

The US-government has announced the start of the second phase of its „peace plan“ for Gaza, involving a new body to administer the Gaza Strip. Since October 2023, more than 71,000 people in Gaza have been killed by Israel, including over 20,000 children (that is, more than one child per hour), while more than 171,000 people have been injured.

Trump chairs the executive committee that administers the Gaza Strip holding sole veto power. Several billionaires and real‑estate magnates stand at his side, tasked with implementing the Sunrise Project, a large‑scale 112‑billion‑dollar real‑estate plan. This establishment of a colonial protectorate in Gaza is presented as a “peace plan.” Trump’s “peace plan” offers no concrete perspective for freedom or self‑determination for the Palestinian people.

Yet, peace and a life of dignity still seem far out of reach in the Gaza Strip. Since the „ceasefire“ in October 2025, at least 449 Palestinians have been killed, including at least 100 children (roughly, one child per day). The Al Jazeera news network reports more than 1,300 violations of the ceasefire by the Israeli army in the last three months.

The heavy rainfall and flooding in recent weeks have rendered thousands of tents inhabitable and exposed nearly 800,000 people in flood-prone camps to additional risk, while children continue to face severe risks of malnutrition and disease as the health system teeters on the brink of collapse (OCHA). 

At the same time, both settler and the army violence has been rapidly escalating in the West Bank and in East-Jerusalem, with increased attacks, killings, arrests, house demolitions and the forced displacement of Palestinian families (OCHA). These systematic acts of violence contribute to the further consolidation of the apartheid-state against the Palestinian people. Satellite imagery analyzed by Forensic Architecture shows how Israel has been transforming the so-called „Yellow Line“, which de-facto divides the Gaza Strip, into a physical barrier through earthworks and military infrastructure; a further step towards the permanent territorial division and control of Palestinian territories. 

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has only been opened in a symbolic manner. Each day, only 50 people are allowed to leave the Gaza Strip, under strict control by the Israeli army. 

All in all, in an era in which language is used to mask the obvious, this US “peace plan“ is nothing more than a colonial fantasy dressed up as business as usual. It is an architecture of terror and violent self‑sufficiency. Any real peace plan would entail accountability, equality and, above all, self‑determination. In this case, we are watching an authoritarian imperial hegemon stand alongside a wanted war criminal to dictate “peace terms“, while still threatening Palestinians if they refuse to submit to this colonial dystopian fantasy. In theory, negotiations are supposed to involve mutual compromise. Here, however, Israel is not held accountable, is not required to disarm, and is not asked to relinquish control in any way, nor are any of the other complicit powers. Only the Palestinian resistance has to.

In Vance’s presentation, we see a pure capitalist........

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