The Trump peace plan for Gaza is in trouble, and Hamas is the culprit. The question is whether the Trump Administration understands that restraining Israel has given Hamas a free hand to sabotage the deal. PREMIUM Israeli soldiers sit on military vehicles near the Israel-Gaza border, Oct. 12. Insisting Israel wait for the return of…
On Monday October 6th the key actors in the Israel-Hamas war will meet for talks in Egypt. The immediate agenda is phase-one negotiations on the mechanics of a release of hostages by Hamas in Gaza. But many people, including most Israelis, Gazans and Donald Trump, hope that a deal on this will unlock phase-two talks…
Pakistan appears to have made a sharp U-turn on US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. First foreign minister Ishaq Dar said it diverged from what Muslim-majority nations had originally put forward, then Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed it as a step towards ending the bloodshed. US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistan…