- The author is a senior lecturer in Palestine Studies at University of Exeter and Co-director of European Center for Palestine Studies (ECPS) ISTANBUL The Trump Plan for Gaza, unveiled on Sept. 29, 2025, has been widely framed as a bold new initiative to end the war and usher in regional stability. Yet, when examined within the longer history of Western-sponsored peace proposals in Palestine, its underlying logic becomes unmistakably familiar. Far from offering a path to justice, the plan