Gaza and the mirage of “stability”: when international solutions ignore the roots of the conflict.

The proposal approved by the Security Council to set up a transitional government and an international force in Gaza is presented as an effort to restore order. But behind the diplomatic language lies a profound gap: the absence of the Palestinian people as the protagonists of their own destiny.

An intervention designed, directed, and coordinated by outside powers risks repeating the historical pattern that has marked Gaza for decades: decisions made without listening to those who live with the consequences. When a solution claims to bring stability but denies sovereignty, that stability becomes a mirage.

Talking about “pacification” without addressing the structural causes —occupation, blockade, mass destruction, displacement, generational trauma— is like trying to heal a deep wound with a bandage. It may give the appearance of temporary calm, but it neither resolves the conflict nor heals the root of the damage.

As the war leaves almost 70,000 Palestinians dead, millions displaced, and cities turned to ruins, what is urgent is not only administering the territory, but restoring political dignity to a people who have been relegated to a secondary role in every negotiation that defines their future.

The region does not just need troops or administrative boards: it needs a vision that recognizes that authentic peace does not arise from imposed silence, but from true dialogue. That security is not born of foreign control, but of mutual recognition and justice.

Semiversal is committed to a deeper understanding: no international plan will work if it does not respect Palestinian self-determination, if it does not avoid repeating colonial logics disguised as “stabilization,” and if it does not put at the center the people whose lives are at stake. Our vision is one of a single humanity; every life is valuable regardless of origin, race, religion, or preferences.

The reconstruction of Gaza does not begin with infrastructure, but with legitimacy. It does not begin with military deployments, but with the certainty that human dignity and sovereignty are not up for negotiation. Only then can a different horizon emerge for Palestine and for the world.