The Gaza charade

Hamas and Israeli leaders both pretend to want peace while carefully sabotaging any step that might make peace possible.

U.S. President Donald Trump. The future of the Middle East will be decided by the United States and Iran, with major supporting roles from other regional nations, and Israel will have only a bit part, doing whatever Washington tells it to do, writes Gwynne Dyer.White House photograph by Molly Riley

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

August 12, 2026

LONDON, U.K.—Last month, United States President Donald Trump announced “a monumental step toward lasting peace and security” in Gaza. Mediators from the “Board of Peace,” his sketchy rival to the United Nations, had persuaded Hamas—the Palestinian armed resistan...

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