Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAfter the Israeli Prime Minister poured cold water on Trump's Gaza plan, it is now up to the president to decide if he will apply pressure, or watch a flagship diplomatic achievement go to waste09:13 AM • August 13 2026 IDTFor a brief moment recently, there was reason to hope that President Trump's long-stalled 20-Point Plan for Gaza may come back to life. After nearly a year of diplomatic paralysis, there appeared to be a viable pathway toward Gaza's reconstruction, giving the Palestinian enclave's two million displaced and impoverished residents a chance for a better future.In the NewsHuckabee Calls Jewish Settlers Besieging Palestinian Family 'Israeli Terrorists'How Dare Expat Israelis Come Back Home to Vote? Against Bibi, That IsSenior Security Source: Settler Violence Pushes West Bank to Verge of ExplosionHow Did the IDF Become the Army of Wimpish Condemnations?Israel Using the Judea and Samaria Militia to Enforce Palestinian ExpulsionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls