The Gaza Ceasefire is Here. What Now?

Ceasefire NOW (but not *now*)

After years of calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, a ceasefire was recently announced and…those calling for the ceasefire are upset about it. There are some valid reasons to hold off on celebrating, but I worry this represents a deeper issue with how we conceive of peace and how we study the Middle East. And this will only hurt the Palestinians these voices claim to champion. The ceasefire The ceasefire the Trump Administration negotiated—or pushed o…

The Gaza Ceasefire is Here. What Now?

After the so-called 20-point peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and signed and endorsed by world leaders on Oct. 13—with Israel and Hamas agreeing on the first stage that kicked off a tenuous ceasefire—the Palestinian people are asking a question that cannot be ignored: "What now?"The plan's first stage includes a cessation of killings and broader hostilities, the release of hostages on both sides and the resumption of humanitari…