He came, he saw, he conquered. That just about describes President Trump’s 12,000-mile round trip from Washington, D.C. to Israel and Egypt. He addressed Israel’s Knesset in Jerusalem, greeted the hostages and their families, hopped on Air Force One for a flight to Sharm el-Sheikh, signed the first phase of a Gaza peace deal, delivered a moving speech, met with the leaders of 27 countries to push the next phases of his 20-point peace plan forward and take a well-earned victory lap, and returned to Washington after what most people would consider a full day.
The hope that a ceasefire will eventually reduce the bitter enmity between Gazans and Israel seems similarly unrealistic
The guns are silent, relief supplies are being poured into Gaza, IDF troops have withdrawn to agreed areas and