Balance of Power

Trump’s Gaza Plan Holds Out Brittle Chance of Peace

It gives enough assurances for Turkey and Qatar to fall into line with key Gulf powerbrokers, although hurdles lie ahead.

Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House yesterday.

Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg

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Of all the reactions to President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, those from Qatar and Turkey may prove most consequential.