On the heels of the brand new US-Israel peace plan and Gaza reconstruction, Genie Godula welcomes French diplomat and former Ambassador to Lebanon Patrice Paoli. A seasoned diplomat with a long time of expertise, he takes us by the wide-ranging proposals, encompassing new, constructive post-war initiatives alongside quite a few ambiguities. On one hand, guarantees that resonate with ethical urgency: the tip of bloodshed, the discharge of hostages, a agency dedication guaranteeing no Gazan could be pressured from their properties, and a nod to the function of the United Nations and a obscure pathway to self-determination. Then got here the caveats that danger undermining the very spirit of ceasefire, political transition and reconstruction: no timeline for withdrawal, no readability on who will govern Gaza, strict exclusion of each Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, and a robust resistance from Netanyahu in recognising a sovereign Palestinian state.
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