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Everyone’s Celebrating Trump’s Gaza Plan—Except the People Who’ve Heard These Promises Before
Everyone’s Celebrating Trump’s Gaza Plan—Except the People Who’ve Heard These Promises Before

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Everyone’s Celebrating Trump’s Gaza Plan—Except the People Who’ve Heard These Promises Before

Every administration produces a Gaza plan. Every plan arrives with optimism and departs without implementation. The people who know this best are Palestinians — who have watched the same cycle repeat for thirty years. Celebrations are premature. They always are.

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