Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza roadmap – history tells us Israel may be planning to stay

The recent decision by Benjamin Netanyahu to reject the Board of Peace plan for Gaza sponsored by the US president Donald Trump is concerning – but is hardly surprising. The 15-point roadmap, published by Trump’s Board of Peace, envisages Hamas’ disarmament and Israel’s phased withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian territory would then be run by the US-backed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza – a transitional body consisting of Palestinian technocrats. The plan was…