The Trump ceasefire plan does not seem substantially different from the Biden ceasefire plan.
The timetable for some things is a little faster, for other things a little slower. There is a stark cosmetic difference in the language.
But it seems to set out roughly the same basic points for both Israel and Hamas as the previous administration’s proposal.
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There are definitely good, if vague, points set out in the plan.
But there are also some red flags:
I think setting up a Board of Peace headed by a corrupt authoritarian to rule Gaza via a puppet technocracy sounds shady.
I don’t trust the current US government.
And I’m left with a lot of questions about many of the points and how they will be implemented.
So I have my reservations about this ceasefire plan, like I did about the war itself; but if it brings about an end to the war, the elimination of Hamas, the return of the hostages, and the rebuilding of Gaza, then those will undeniably be good things.