Global shifts present Israel with rising threats and diminished U.S. guarantees, but also opportunities for peace and defense exports.
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Gaza’s $25 billion reconstruction plan requires ending the blockade, governance reform, and Palestinian self-determination to provide hope and jobs for youth.
Hamas remains the key obstacle to lasting peace; defeating it requires parallel U.S.-led efforts on Palestinian security, PA reform, and Arab normalization.
The Quad’s Sudan peace roadmap is faltering amid army rejection, RSF offensives, and persistent divisions among its four signatories.
Arab states warn they may downgrade peace with Israel over its Gaza war and West Bank annexation plans, stressing explicit red lines.
The author contends that Trump’s rival peace body overlooks the UN’s proven history of mediating conflicts like Suez and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Forgetting these lessons risks a return to uncontrolled escalation in an era of rising great-power tensions.
The plan aims to leverage a ceasefire into broader Arab-Israeli normalization and a path to two states. However, implementing its complex terms requires daily diplomatic miracles amid profound distrust and active sabotage from all sides.
Friedman calls the conflict the “Worst War,” leaving both sides devastated. He argues the only viable solution is an international body to oversee Gaza and the West Bank, ensuring demilitarization and rebuilding Palestinian governance.