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Half the Answer #40: Palestine in Context: The New Israel-Palestine Deal

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Y. L. Al-Sheikh

11 Oct 2025 — 1 min read

Trent and Caitlin are joined by Layla al-Sheikh to discuss that Israel deal and the history of past proposals and solutions.

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Resources:

Current updates https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/09/world/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire

Doha attack https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/netanyahu-killed-any-hope-of-hostage-release-with-strike-on-doha-qatars-prime-minister-says

Patrick Wintour in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/07/diplomacy-lowest-point-how-the-israel-gaza-conflict-was-mishandled

Tomorrow Is Yesterday https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374617134/tomorrowisyesterday/

James Ryan's research https://www.fpri.org/contributor/james-ryan/

NY Declaration https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165835

The One State Reality https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501768408/the-one-state-reality/

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