Slate is offering six months of Slate Plus for free to current and recently laid-off federal employees. In a bold diplomatic move, Trump has entered his second term demanding the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and calling for a ceasefire, which has put pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu. Trump's controversial plan to relocate Gaza's residents and establish an American-controlled area serves as a distraction from Israel's military shortcomings and highlights an indictment of Israel's reliance on military actions to defeat Hamas, now questioned by the ongoing U.S. engagement with Hamas directly.
Trump's call to empty Gaza of its 2 million residents and eventually build an American-controlled riviera there has become the centerpiece around which ceasefire diplomacy is revolving.
Israel endorsed the idea of the "voluntary migration of Palestinians from Gaza"—though no country has agreed to take them.
Trump's push for a ceasefire and hostage deal is an indictment of Netanyahu's promise that military might alone would lead to 'total victory' over Hamas.
The U.S. secretly speaking to Hamas makes Israel look like an obstacle in achieving the goals of the conflict.
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