Everyone Is Waiting for Trump’s Gaza Plan to Die
Key takeaways
- President Donald Trump helped to secure a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel and, amid much fanfare, released a 20-point plan as a blueprint to resolve the intractable conflict.
- They agreed to Trump’s plan, each with their own understanding.
- This wasn’t the plan’s only flaw.
In October, U.S. President Donald Trump helped to secure a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel and, amid much fanfare, released a 20-point plan as a blueprint to resolve the intractable conflict. At the time, Israel was desperate to bring back hostages, and Hamas was desperate for an end to the relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip. And yet neither intended to give up their maximalist demands, nor did they wish to upset the U.S. president, who was determined to score a victory.
They agreed to Trump’s plan, each with their own understanding. Israel would withdraw to an agreed line and retain control of roughly 53 percent, of Gaza and allow for the reconstruction of the flattened environment only after Hamas disarmed, and Hamas would discuss disarmament once a determinable path was paved toward a future state of Palestine. Neither side was ready to make the first concession. The plan didn’t outline the sequence.
In October, U.S. President Donald Trump helped to secure a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel and, amid much fanfare, released a 20-point plan as a blueprint to resolve the intractable conflict. At the time, Israel was desperate to bring back hostages, and Hamas was desperate for an end to the relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip. And yet neither intended to give up their maximalist demands, nor did they wish to upset the U.S. president, who was determined to score a victory.