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Will Trump’s Gaza negotiating strategy pay off to end Russia-Ukraine war?

Will Trump’s Gaza negotiating strategy pay off to end Russia-Ukraine war?


Will Trump’s Gaza negotiating strategy pay off to end Russia-Ukraine war?

An expert in Middle East studies says he sees similarities between the way President Donald Trump handled the Gaza peace plan and what he is doing with his efforts to end the Ukraine-Russia war.

Trump and his team have worked to try and bring peace around the world.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauded the Trump administration's blueprint to secure and govern Gaza, believing the demilitarization, disarmament, and deradicalization will lead to peace and prosperity.

The U.N. Security Council approved the resolution earlier this month.

And negotiations continue on a peace plan between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump is keen to escalate pressure to accelerate timelines, often signaling consequences if sides refuse.

For Russia that has meant threats of sanctions and NATO posturing.

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For Hamas in Gaza that meant pressure through diplomatic relations with neighbors like Egypt, Qatar and Saudia Arabia.

Dr. A.J. Nolte, Director of Regent University's Israel Institute talked about similar characteristics on peace negotiations. He made these remarks on Washington Watch.

"I think they're similar in the sense that Trump likes this two-team framework. In other words, he's got a group of people that are negotiating with the Arabs and a group of people that are negotiating with Israel. And he runs that dual structure.  You can kind of see some evidence of that in the negotiations that happened with the Israel-Hamas peace deal. And, and there he was able to pull it off. Now, I think he was helped there, No. 1, by the U.S. strike on Iran and No. 2, whether it was the intention or not, by the Israeli strike on Qatar."

He said a problem is that Trump does not have the leverage on Russia that he had over Qatar, Iran, and the Palestinian Authority.

"Because Russia does not at the moment feel deterred. And Russia is not afraid of what Trump is going to do. They think they have absolute freedom of action. And it's much harder to deter a country that has nuclear weapons and that sees themselves as winning the war. Whereas Qatar, I think because of that Israeli strike, had a lot more incentive to come to the table and agree to something that Trump was going to put out there in exchange for U.S. protection."

Nolte went on to say that any future for the Palestinians requires reform rather than Israeli territorial concession, and that it's good thing.