Source: The Bulwark
by Mona Charen
“[T]he rush to declare a new dawn in the Middle East, as Trump and his claque have done, is unworthy of grownups. Yes, it is an unmixed good that the bombs have stopped falling on Palestinian neighborhoods and that the hostages, imprisoned in dungeons for two years, are at last free. Trump deserves praise for getting us to this moment with whatever combination of promises, threats, and inducements he offered. All good. Furthermore, it’s important to note that Benjamin Netanyahu, having placed all his chips on Trump, was uniquely vulnerable to Trump’s pressure. But let’s keep our heads. This is a ceasefire; it is not peace. Peace requires that both parties to a conflict accept they cannot achieve their objectives through further violence.” (10/16/25)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/long-road-peace-trump-short-attention-span-israel-hamas-gaza