After boasting, with typical hyperbole, about ending seven wars since he returned to the White House, Donald Trump is going for the big one: peace in the Middle East. Not just an end to the war in Gaza, as ambitious as that goal is, but an “eternal” settlement to hostilities between Israel and its neighbours.

It’s easy to be cynical about Trump’s vision for peace in our time, which includes a central role for himself as chair of a new Gaza peace board while he fulfils his presidential duties. His 20-point peace plan is littered with booby traps, unanswered questions and wishful thinking. Yet here it finally is, a comprehensive framework to stop the killing and map out a post-war future for Gaza.

First things first, credit where it’s due. After being outfoxed by Benjamin Netanyahu at almo

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