Recently, an important detail emerged that may have escaped our notice amid the noise of wars and elections: the Trump administration is not content to plan only for the day after the war (See Barak Ravid’s tweet: https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/2095935530433474937).

He is starting to think about “something much bigger” – a regional strategy that will connect the weakening of Iran, the expansion of the Abraham Accords, regional stabilization, and the closure of the “open wars” since October 7.

If this is indeed the direction taking shape in Washington, it is excellent news for Israel. But Israel needs not only to respond but also to offer a strategic goal. This goal should be greater than Gaza, Iran, and normalization with Saudi Arabia: a regional arrangement of 23 countries – Israel, a demilitarized Palestinian state, and all the Arab League countries.

This vision builds on existing foundations. All the Arab League countries have endorsed the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 over the years, which offers full normalization with Israel in exchange for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement.

The initial components of the move are already in place. Trump’s 20-point plan could serve as the basis for the first stage: ending the war in Gaza, demilitarizing the Strip, and establishing a new civilian Palestinian government and its reconstruction, alongside a significant political horizon for the Palestinians.

The 15 points presented by Nickolay Mladenov, the CEO of the peace council established by Trump, can provide the transition mechanism: who will govern Gaza, how demilitarization will be carried out, who will ensure security, how the Israeli withdrawal will be executed, and how reconstruction will progress according to the fulfillment of........

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