Palestinian coalition rejects US 'colonial' plan for Gaza
A group of Palestinian organisations has issued a forceful statement on Sunday rejecting US proposals to place Gaza under an externally imposed transitional administration, warning that such a move amounts to "a new colonialism."
The National Commission for Palestinian Popular Action (NCPPA) said any attempt to install a governing body "outside the will of the Palestinian people" violates their right to self-determination and seeks to repackage old forms of domination "under updated labels."
It stressed that decisions about Gaza’s future must come from Palestinians themselves and safeguard the unity of the land, the legitimacy of resistance to the Israeli occupation, and the "right to freedom, resistance, and self-determination" guaranteed under international law.
The NCPPA is a global alliance including the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, The Palestinian National Conference, the Popular Palestinian Conference, the Palestinian Federation in Latin America, and independent Palestinian figures - according to PalInfo, and had a conference in Istanbul recently
A US draft resolution that is set to go to the UN Security Council on Monday is drawing sharp warnings from legal experts and Palestinian groups, who say Washington is trying to hardwire Israel's genocide in Gaza into an international framework.
The text seeks to endorse the Trump Peace Plan, the so-called "Comprehensive Plan", and sign off on two new bodies: a civilian transitional administration named the Board of Peace and a militarised "International Stabilisation Force."
Normalising genocide
The draft hands sweeping powers to the Board of Peace, including oversight of Gaza's governance, reconstruction, economic recovery, and the coordination of humanitarian operations.
Critics say the move uses the UN's authority to normalise the genocide and impose yet another foreign regime on Palestinians.
The plan rests outside any recognised international legal framework and instead lays out a parallel order built on security control and external authority.
If passed, the commission warns, the Security Council would be endorsing a system that strips Palestinians of their right to self-determination while undermining the credibility of international law itself.
While acknowledging that a narrowly defined international presence could help monitor a ceasefire and protect civilians, the commission insisted such a force must be strictly limited and "expressly prohibited from taking on any administrative or political role." Any shift towards a disguised trusteeship, it warned, is "categorically rejected."
The commission called on Palestinian political movements, institutions, and communities worldwide to reject all forms of external control and avoid engaging with proposals that undermine national decision-making. It urged public figures, unions, and organisations to oppose what it described as renewed colonial ambitions through peaceful and legal means.
The statement closed with a reaffirmation of its commitment to unified popular action "in defence of the rights of our people" and in support of Palestinian steadfastness until full freedom is achieved.
On the ground, Israel has kept up its assault despite the so-called ceasefire, blocking aid convoys, tightening restrictions on humanitarian access, and continuing to bomb Gaza, killing and wounding civilians almost daily.
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