In a 40-minute podcast, I chat with the Irish Examiner’s Mick Clifford about how we finally got to a halt of Israel’s mass killings in Gaza — but why it will be far more difficult to get a lasting arrangement for security and recovery in the Strip.

I take apart the superficial proclamation that Donald Trump brought “peace”. I explain how his blank cheque for Israel’s attacks was torn up on September 9 when the Netanyahu Government struck Qatar in a failed attempt to assassinate Hamas negotiations. Gulf States then manipulated the business interests of Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as the threat to the US position in the region, to get pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

I then take apart the Trump 20-point “plan”, more of a sketch, to highlight the difficulties that are already arising about Israeli withdrawal, Hamas disarmament, and governance and security for Gaza.

EA-Irish Examiner Podcast: Is There A “Peace Plan” for Gaza?

Drone shot of the scale of destruction in Gaza from Israeli attacks, October 2025 (Sky)

In a 40-minute podcast, I chat with the Irish Examiner’s Mick Clifford about how we finally got to a halt of Israel’s mass killings in Gaza — but why it will be far more difficult to get a lasting arrangement for security and recovery in the Strip.

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