As President Donald Trump was flying to Jerusalem for a short trip to the Middle East, he issued a declaration of victory: The conflict that has been tearing Gaza apart for the last two years is now in the history books. “The war is over, you understand that,” Trump bellowed to reporters on Air Force One Sunday.
He was even more effusive on Monday, when he became the first U.S president in nearly two decades to address the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. Given a standing ovation by Israeli lawmakers, Trump stepped onto the podium, grinning from ear to ear. “This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East,” Trump said. “Generations from now, this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change and change very much for the better.”
Is he right? Or is Trump promoting a false dawn, with a comprehensive peace still beyond our grasp?
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