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At 5 PM EST, on November 17, the U.N. Security Council passed a U.S.-sponsored resolution endorsing the controversial plan to deploy an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza. The resolution is based on President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza proposal and includes a “Board of Peace” to supervise Gaza’s reconstruction and governance.

Regional pushback

The plan has sparked pushback from multiple nations, including Russia, China, Algeria, and multiple other Arab countries about the yet-to-be established board that would temporarily govern the territory and the lack of any transitional role for the Palestinian Authority..

Some UN representatives have critiqued that the resolution does not put a clear path into view for Palestinian independence. The plan was also missing a timeline for the retreat of Israeli troops from the West Bank.

“The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence,”

The plan does outline that once the ISF “establishes control and stability » in Gaza, Israel will remove its troops, but experts question the vague wording.

Critics are also wary of the idea of a Stabilization Force removing power from the Palestinian Authority.

A Hamas spokesman told Al Jazeera that the group rejects the presence of any foreign military personnel in Gaza, claiming it would be exchanging Israeli occupation for “foreign guardianship,” and nothing would change.

Israeli doubt

Many experts’ doubts stem from the simple fact that Israel signed onto this accord. The verbiage used in the plan seems to imply there is a pathway for a Palestinian State, but experts warn that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu would not have signed anything that jeopardizes Israel’s future in Palestine.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly and publicly opposes Palestinian statehood and a Gaza governed by the Palestinian Authority.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 69,483 Palestinians and wounded 170,706 since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.

With the Epstein situation reaching a boiling point over the weekend, Donald Trump’s hand apparently has been forced, explaining his sudden flip on the issue Sunday night. 

Senior House Democrat and Rep. for California, Robert Garcia, said in a statement on Monday that “He’s failed… And now he’s panicking and has realized he is about to lose this Epstein vote to force the Department of Justice to release the files.”

Donald Trump had a sudden change of heart about the release of the Epstein files on Sunday.

“House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax.”

It was a strange turn from the messaging he’s had for the last few months, and even stranger after he publicly demeaned longtime supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene for gently criticizing his handling of the documents less than 48 hours prior.

“Trump is panicking”

According to Robert Garcia, Trump “tried everything to kill our Jeffrey Epstein investigation,” and after it became clear on Sunday that he would no longer be able to brush it off, he was forced to switch sides.

“Now [Trump’s] panicking and has realized he is about to lose this Epstein vote to force the Department of Justice to release the files.”

Garcia added in a later statement that “Let’s be crystal clear: Trump has the power to release all the files today… But instead, he wants to continue this cover-up and launch bogus new investigations to deflect and slow down our investigation. It won’t work. We will get justice for the survivors.”

“Nothing to hide”

Trump’s flip on Epstein came via a Truth Social post just after 9 PM:

 “As I said on Friday night aboard Air Force One to the Fake News Media, House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax.”

Trump’s post on Truth continued to say that the issue was distracting from the ‘Great Success’ of his administration, and the GOP needed to get “BACK ON POINT,” before prattling off a list of his administration’s ‘accomplishments’.

The statement left experts wondering ‘why’ for about 20 hours; now we know, Trump’s hand had been forced.