Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, Israelis and Americans have been living in two parallel worlds. Israel’s began with the hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza, which has seen Israeli captives finally released by Hamas after nearly 500 days. Israelis have witnessed the grotesque spectacle that Hamas made of the hostages, forcing them to perform in front of screaming crowds before being bundled into Red Cross vehicles, and then the joy of those same hostages reuniting with their families and beginning to share their stories. All the while, Donald Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff have urged Israel and Hamas to keep the ceasefire and continue negotiations to free all the hostages.
What deal can Israel and Hamas possibly agree to now that satisfies Trump’s demands?
Over in the United States, the Trump and Musk Show has taken over: executive agencies shut down by decree, the 6 January rioters pardoned, and their prosecutors and FBI captors suspended or fired.
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