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His proposal of an American takeover of Gaza on February 4th was extraordinary.
He combined sinister ideas, ethnic cleansing,
and a lethal indifference towards Palestinians' rights,
with unorthodox improvisation over one of the world's most intractable problems.
In his first term,
Mr Trump brokered the Abraham Accords between some Arab states and Israel, And in January,
he helped bring about the temporary ceasefire in Gaza that had eluded the Biden administration for a year.
It is possible his latest intervention also shakes up the Middle East.
The danger is it will embolden hardliners and deter America's allies from supporting his efforts to promote stability.
Mr Trump explained his plan immediately after a meeting in the White House with Benjamin Netanyahu,
Israel's Prime Minister.
Diplomats had expected Mr Trump to press a reluctant Mr Netanyahu into advancing to the second stage of the ceasefire in Gaza,
in which all hostages would be returned and Israeli forces would stop fighting and exit Gaza.
Instead,
Mr Trump proposed that two million Gazans be urged or forced to leave the Strip for Jordan,