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Trump’s Board of Peace: a cracked vessel
On the 17th November 2025, the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted on Resolution 2803 to endorse President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. Thirteen states voted in favour, the UK among them, with no votes against. China and Russia abstained. That same resolution included the establishment of a Trump dominated Board of Peace… Continue reading
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When a peace plan leads to no peace at all
On the 17 November 2025, the Security Council passed – thirteen in favour, zero dissenting, with China and Russia abstaining – Resolution 2803 endorsing Trump’s twenty-point plan for Gaza. The Security Council-endorsed plan is notable for the comprehensive way it marginalises potential Palestinian agency in contrast to Israel being treated as pretty well near an… Continue reading
About Me
This is Bernard Spiegal’s blog.
I write mainly about Palestine/Israel and related issues; sometimes other stuff too