Even in the earlier "Deal of the Century," Benjamin Netanyahu steered Donald Trump toward a Bar-Ilan-style bear hug: first applying Israeli law to parts of the territories, and only afterward offering a "minus Arab state."
Netanyahu's team ... has no interest in the ceasefire nor in the success of the American plan.
... Netanyahu and his government consistently bet on war.
There is an occupation that must end, a people that must be liberated, and a Palestinian state that must be established within its full borders.
[T]he United States has had the final word in restraining excesses and the reckless conduct of Israel.
Trump’s narcissism and desperate desire to be seen globally as a peacemaker worthy of a Nobel Prize compelled him to cling to this plan.
The U.S. knows that the West Bank, which is not even mentioned in Trump's 20-point plan, is a weak point in the overall project.
Will anyone be held accountable for the bloodshed of Palestinian civilians in Gaza who have died over the past two years?
This peace plan is a chance — maybe the last chance. To screw it up would be fatal.