Although Hamas has been militarily battered by Israel and pressured by its Arab supporters to release the hostages, the Palestinians may yet again fail to seize the opportunity for peace and eventual autonomy. They seem destined to reject the full Trump peace plan, just as they have rejected countless other opportunities, because their religious “programming,” tragically, fates them to fail.

President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan offers the Palestinians a final chance to choose peace with Israel and a path to statehood, of which the hostage deal is just step one.

Though Hamas has released 20 living hostages, a huge breakthrough, it’s far from clear whether Hamas will agree to the other 19 terms of Trump’s plan, especially the group’s total disarmament.

The Palestinians’ history, a

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