I n the unending cycle of violence, contested statehood, religious faultlines, and great-power realignment in the Middle East, a new element has been added—Donald Trump’s self-styled “big and beautiful” 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

Not only is t he plan designed to fail upon implementation , but it also undermines Trump’s Abraham Accords, his signature achievement in the first term. The key takeaway is that the situation in the Middle East is unlikely to change anytime soon . I t may get much worse before it gets remotely better.

Trump’s plan seeks Arab consent for Israel’s open-ended control over Gaza. In that narrow objective, it will likely succeed. Show Full Article

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U nveil ing the plan alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany

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