With Gaza ceasefire in hand, could Palestinian statehood be next? Not so fast.
But the disconnect between how President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi articulated their long-term visions at their “peace summit” underscores that the longstanding question of Palestinian statehood will not be ignored.
El-Sisi says a two-state formula is the only way to achieve peace. Trump was noncommittal: “A lot of people like the one-state solution. Some people like the two-state solution. So we’ll have to see.”
Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Gaza conflict, and the earlier French and Saudi-promoted “New York Declaration,” called for Hamas to relinquish any future governance role in Gaza.
Yet what comes next, and when, is unclear. Hamas rapidly reversed course in word and deed on any presumed commitment to end its political influence or to disarm. Even if that issue is resolved, both documents envision a transitional phase before any Palestinian governance in Gaza.
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