In an interview with CNN professor of International Relations at ESPM, Leonardo Trevisan, analyzed the recent dispute between Joe Biden and Donald Trump over credit for the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
In a speech in the Oval Office of the White House, United States President Joe Biden mentions the support of Egypt and Qatar as mediators in the negotiations and attributes the result to “obstinate and meticulous American diplomacy”.
“My diplomacy never ceased its efforts to achieve this,” said the president.
Donald Trump, who assumes the presidency next Monday (20), attributed the success of the agreement to his victory in the presidential elections in November which, according to him, “signaled to the entire world that my administration would seek peace”.
Trump Effect
According to Trevisan, it is common for diplomatic victories to have several officials involved, with different political actors seeking to capitalize on the success of the negotiations.
According to the professor, Trump’s envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, would have had negotiating power with both sides of the conflict.
However, Trevisan points out that the agreement maintains similar characteristics to Biden’s proposal from last year, including the return of Gaza to the Palestinians and the organized departure of the Israeli army.
Which raises questions about why it wasn’t implemented earlier.
Israeli government
The Israeli Prime Minister had declared that peace would only come with the annihilation of Hamas and the continued presence of the Israeli army in Gaza, a scenario that did not materialize.
“This agreement signals that Netanyahu has lost,” says the professor and notes that, since last Saturday (11), the actions of the Israeli army indicate an organized withdrawal, with evacuation maps already released for the negotiation table.
“Netanyahu had to retreat. This is the question that is open and that we will have to understand much more in the coming days”, concludes the expert.
The ceasefire agreement represents just the beginning of a long process to achieve “lasting peace”, as declared by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the main mediator of the negotiations.
The implementation and long-term success of this agreement remain significant challenges for all parties involved.
This content was originally published in Expert: Biden and Trump dispute credit for ceasefire on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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