U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 19, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
A year ago, just before the unpredictable Republican billionaire took office in Washington for a second term on Jan. 20, 2025, a long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip went into effect.The agreement had been partially pushed through by the new U.S. president, who had warned that the release of hostages needed to happen before his inauguration or “hell will break out.”True to his way, Donald Trump quickly claimed full credit for the deal, as well as for the latest agreement that went into effect on Oct. 10, 2025, as part of his well-known “peace plan.” More on U.S. intervention The ‘Donroe’ doctrine, or the imperialism of decoupling A year after his return to power, the record of Trump who campaigned as a peace-maker, promising to end conflicts in the Middle East and obsessed with the idea of winning a...
A year ago, just before the unpredictable Republican billionaire took office in Washington for a second term on Jan. 20, 2025, a long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip went into effect.The agreement had been partially pushed through by the new U.S. president, who had warned that the release of hostages needed to happen before his inauguration or “hell will break out.”True to his way, Donald Trump quickly claimed full credit for the deal, as well as for the latest agreement that went into effect on Oct. 10, 2025, as part of his well-known “peace plan.” More on U.S. intervention The ‘Donroe’ doctrine, or the imperialism of decoupling A year after his return to power, the record of Trump who campaigned as a peace-maker, promising to end conflicts in the Middle East and obsessed with the idea of...
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