Not much has changed in Gaza’s year of ‘peace’

A year ago, US President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point plan for Gaza. As part of this, he promoted his vision of a Board of Peace, a body that became a reality in January. Yet, as $2.45 billion of bold new projects were unveiled to great fanfare on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York last week, one has to ask: How does one audit the success or failure of this body and the plan it was meant to implement? Its proponents will point to the ceasefire of Oct. 10 last year that em