Egypt joins a new iteration of the Arab-Israeli debate

A working paper in development by the Security Council would establish international human security force as effective naval blockade, adhering to Israeli demands

Mitch Kelsey, Al Jazeera

As the representative of a new Egyptian regime joins the Security Council and it's discussion on the Arab-Israeli conflict, it increasingly appears like a consensus is developing. The working paper supported by key international players and the Israeli delegation would allow the passage of aid ships to the Gaza Strip. This sounds like a noble endeavor, except that it would be overseen indirectly by the Israeli Navy and governed by the safeguards of the Foreign Ministry's list of unacceptable goods including concrete, bandages, dietary staples, and livestock--a list ostensibly developed to prevent an advantageous 'dual-use' by dangerous terrorists.

The enmity that surfaced previously between Israel and Turkey, founded on a public, belligerent act of international piracy, has seemed to dissapate and the two are closely cooperating as if nothing happened. As such, the Turkish delegation's previous expression of support for Palestinian independent, democratic representation has shown its hollowness. Meanwhile, the United States offers an alternative, status quo solution of continuing to direct Gaza-bound aid to the Israeli port of Ashkelon. Without an actual representation of Arab interests, any measure promoted by the Security Council is likely to be rejected.