Donald Trump poses with international leaders at a conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025 (Yoan Valat/AP)

EA on ANews: Gaza Ceasefire — After the Hostages-for-Detainees Exchange

EA on International Media: Now The Hard Work Begins — Will There Be A Lasting Gaza Ceasefire?

I joined Times Radio’s Trump Report on Monday to analyze Donald Trump’s “ego trip” in the context of the Gaza ceasefire and the challenges that lie ahead for a resolution of conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Host Anna Smith and I discuss Trump’s photo-op victory lap on Monday, posing for cameras in the Knesset and at an international conference — taken over by Trump as “chair” — in Egypt.

I dissect Trump’s pose as peacemaker with the real story of how he shifted from a blank cheque for Israel’s mass killing in Gaza to pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I go through his vague 20-point sketch to examine the important issues that must be resolved for stability and security.

I explain how, if those issues are not settled, the Netanyahu Government could quickly return to its mass killing.

We also discuss the possibility that Trump, in search of further acclaim, could give firm support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s 44 1/2-month full-scale invasion.