How Trump Can Avoid ‘Owning’ Gaza

Expanding U.S. strategic ambiguity with both Israel and the Gulf states is the best bet for regional progress.

A new mural by Italian street artist TVBoy titled Mi Gaza es tu Gaza in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 15th. October 28, 2025, 12:12 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

Ongoing reports and analysis

U.S. President Donald Trump pulled off a significant diplomatic breakthrough with the recent Israel-Hamas cease-fire and Gaza peace plan. The key to Trump’s success was his willingness to (finally) pressure Israel. Trump used his frustration, as well as that of Arab states, following Israel’s missile strike on Doha in September to create a new degree of strategic ambiguity with Israel—that is, uncertainty whether the United States

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