Expert Views - What is needed to end the war in Gaza?

For both Israelis and Palestinians, the rebuilding of arrangements for human security will depend on the vision and diplomacy that begins the day after the fighting ends, not on the remaining battles of the ongoing war. [...] Similar to the coalition the United States created with partners in the region and around the world in response to the rise of the Islamic State in 2014, this regional coalition would focus on coordinating collective action along key lines of effort related to the immediate conflict and strategic planning for the post-conflict situation. [...] Given the Netanyahu government’s pattern of flouting US and international demands over the previous six months along with the strong support for continuing the war within the ruling coalition and among the Israeli public, changing Israeli behavior in Gaza will require a significant shift in the Biden administration’s approach — from mild criticism and coaxing to a greater willingness to call out I. [...] In addition to ending the debilitating and destabilizing schism between Hamas and Fatah, Palestinian political factions and civil society representatives should work to establish a cohesive and unitary political leadership that has both the legitimacy and the capacity to a) oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and rehabilitation and b) effectively represent the needs and aspirations of the Palestinian pe. [...] The biggest impediment to success in the negotiations, however, may be having to rely on the good faith of, on the one side, a group that realizes it may have overreached and, on the other, a political party that in part sees the conflict as a God-given opportunity to finalize a colonization.