Robert Malley talks about the Gaza ceasefire and U.S. double standards on Israel
For more on the state of the Gaza ceasefire and the future of Palestine, we speak with Robert Malley, co-author with Hussein Agha of the new book Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine. Malley is a veteran negotiator involved in previous U.S.-backed peace talks between Israel and Palestinian leadership. He says despite the many flaws in the Trump plan, including “deciding everything for Palestinians without Palestinians having a voice,” it has at least halted the worst of the violence. He also notes the “double standard” in how all U.S. administrations have dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as “the search for a two-state solution became a gimmick” while the U.S. allowed Israel to entrench its occupation.