Trumps Plan, den Gaza-Krieg endlich zu beenden

Yair Rosenberg: “When Donald Trump brokered the Abraham Accords in his first term, he heralded the normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states as ‘the foundation for a comprehensive peace across the entire region.’ In truth, the Accords were a diplomatic handshake between countries that had never fought a war. They did not resolve the region’s conflicts, and were not the seismic achievement that Trump presented them to be. Last night, however, Trump finally struck his first real blow for Middle East peace—if all goes according to his plan.

“‘I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan,’ the president announced on Truth Social. ‘This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace.’ The declaration capped a dramatic two weeks that included the rollout of Trump’s own peace plan, presidential strong-arming of the parties, and feverish negotiations in Cairo. It was also careful in how it couched what had been achieved.

“Thus far, the parties have only agreed to some form of exchange in which Hamas will release its remaining hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners, including many serving life sentences in Israeli jails for terrorism. Even if this release goes forward in the days ahead, that will only end the Gaza hostage crisis, not the Gaza war. That’s because this first phase of Trump’s peace plan does not resolve any of the underlying issues that continue to drive the conflict. Among other outstanding concerns: Hamas will still be standing, still be armed, and will not have been supplanted by an alternative Palestinian regime. Far-right members of Netanyahu’s government will still seek to vanquish the terror group and potentially resettle parts of Gaza. But Trump is counting on the force of his personality, the exhaustion of the parties, and the momentum created by the initial agreement to ultimately end the war entirely.”

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