Bangladesh, July 4 -- As at the time of writing Hamas are considering a peace proposal put forward by the Trump Administration, Egypt and Qatar, to which the Israeli government have agreed. Naturally there are dissenting voices within Israels government who may yet scupper this ‘agreement because i the annihilation of Hamas, has not been achieved.

We have been here several times before and even if this current proposal holds, long term peace between Israel and Palestinians is simply a delusion. There are too many influential, politically and ideologically motivated bad actors willing to and hoping for the conflict to continue. Among those most motivated to ensure conflict continuity are the United Nations ( or The Theatre of the Ab...