Resolution 2803 and Finkelstein's Criticism: An Analysis of Gaza

The article analyzes UN Security Council Resolution 2803, which introduces a new governance model for the Gaza Strip through the establishment of the Board of Peace and the International Stabilization Force. The author highlights a paradox of agency: although current administration is intended to be Palestinian, strategic decisions and reconstruction funding are made contingent upon external conditions and international oversight. The text references the radical critique of Norman Finkelstein, who in his book "Gaza's Gravediggers" compares this model to neocolonial structures. The central point of contention is the asymmetry of agency and the dependence of the Palestinians' right to self-determination on reforms deemed satisfactory by the powers, which shifts the conflict from a military level to a constitutional and normative one.