Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a peace plan which could potentially put an end to the two-year war. But will peace take root after generations of violence?

Gabrielle Rifkind reflects on Hamas and how the history of violence and trauma deepens conflict, making peacemaking difficult. Dylan Motin argues that only powerful intervention, perhaps from the U.S., can force peace in the Israel–Palestine conflict.

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