Tag: Hamas

Netanyahu's team ... has no interest in the ceasefire nor in the success of the American plan.

The president struggles with the possibility that not every conflict can be resolved through transactional diplomacy and financial incentives.

There are fears that Trump's plan will falter and the risk of division will proceed.

Those who want to disturb the peace always have it easier than those who want to preserve it.

Deterring Israel required a militarily and politically integrated effort, but it now requires civil and political strength and legal campaigns.

From an American viewpoint, Gaza is a nuisance and perhaps something that can be worked around in the broader campaign against Hamas.

Donald Trump’s plan did not stop Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people.

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.

Something could happen at any moment that would bring a halt to everything.

If Trump realizes how difficult it is to solve the remaining points, he could quickly lose interest and turn to other things instead.

[I]’s not possible to declare victory while the leaders of Hamas intend to remain political actors in the peace consolidation process and material reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

This peace plan is a chance — maybe the last chance. To screw it up would be fatal.