Political analyst Adel Shadid: The real role of the "Peace Council" was not what Palestinians and Arabs expected or wanted, namely stopping the war, bringing in construction and reconstruction materials, and building hospitals, schools, universities, and housing.

Political analyst Adel Shadid:

▪ The real role of the "Peace Council" was not what Palestinians and Arabs expected or wanted, namely stopping the war, bringing in construction and reconstruction materials, and building hospitals, schools, universities, and housing.

▪ These tasks were mentioned in one of the council’s founding clauses, but it did not carry them out because it was formed under the direct sponsorship and support of the US administration, and it is not reasonable for it to achieve for us what we consider a success while the occupation considers it a failure.

▪ The council’s policy was strategically focused on serving specific goals, such as securing the release of Israeli captives, and working to ensure a ceasefire only from the Palestinian factions.

▪ The council also worked to contain internal campaigns opposed to the Israeli government, and to prepare the regional environment by calming the situation in Gaza.

▪ The Palestinian and Arab side’s acceptance of dealing with this framework despite their awareness of its limitations came because there was no better plan or proposal, and acceptance was to avoid worse outcomes such as the continuation of genocide and displacement.

▪ The points of acceptance were limited to achieving a minimum, represented by reducing the daily number of martyrs (killed), allowing aid trucks to enter, and relatively curbing plans for mass displacement.

▪ Anyone who expects better from a Peace Council formed under US sponsorship is deluded, and it will not have any real positive role until its mandate ends in October 2027.

▪ When the council’s mandate ends, there should be a unified Palestinian position and proposal and a coherent Arab discourse toward the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian cause as a whole.