Even as President Trump was announcing his twenty point peace plan to bring an end to the Gaza War, critics were already poking holes in its contents.

In particular, they cited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that Israel would retain a “security corridor” on Gaza territory. Netanyahu did indeed say this, no doubt to pacify the extremists in his government who wish to rid Gaza of the Gazans. But the actual proposal says nothing of the sort.

On the contrary, Trump’s proposal states that the U.S. “will work with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilization Force to immediately deploy in Gaza” and then goes on to add that “Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza. As the [stabilization force] establishes control and stability, the Israel Defense Forces will withdraw based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to international] guarantors, and the United States.”

The proposal does allow for “a security perimeter presence that will remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat.” Nevertheless, there is no way that either the Arab countries that choose to participate in the International Stabilization Force, or Indonesia (which may also volunteer to provide troops to the peacekeeping force), would agree to any sort of Israeli long-term presence on any part of Gaza. Likewise, the actual........

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