The Trump administration is moving forward with an ambitious plan to bring lasting peace to Gaza, and the facts are straightforward: President Trump has accomplished what no other world leader has been able to achieve in this conflict.
Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz made clear in exclusive comments that the administration intends to present a resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would codify Trump’s comprehensive Gaza peace plan. This is not merely diplomatic theater. This is a serious effort to establish long-term stability in one of the world’s most volatile regions while maintaining an America First approach to foreign policy.
Here is what matters: The resolution will endorse what the administration calls the Board of Peace, establish parameters for Gaza’s transitional governance, and launch the International Stabilization Force outlined in the president’s 20-point plan. These are concrete measures, not vague diplomatic platitudes.
“Only President Trump has the ability to bring all sides together, just as he did at Sharm El-Sheik,” Waltz stated. This is not hyperbole. The president has already demonstrated his capacity to gather Israeli, Palestinian, and regional leaders at the negotiating table. That is a fact.
The ambassador’s assessment that Trump is “the only person who can truly bridge the divides between the Israelis, the Palestinians and others in the region” reflects reality. Previous administrations talked endlessly about Middle East peace. Trump actually delivered the Abraham Accords. Now he is applying that same practical approach to Gaza.
Waltz described the president’s plan as “the best chance for real peace in the Middle East in a generation.” Given the decades of failed diplomatic efforts, the carnage of October 7th, and the subsequent war that has devastated Gaza, this assessment is not unreasonable. It is, in fact, measured and accurate.
The ambassador framed this effort as getting the U.N. “back to basics,” which is precisely what that institution needs. The United Nations has become a bloated bureaucracy more interested in pushing global carbon taxes and other progressive priorities than fulfilling its core mandate of maintaining international peace and security.
“This process of securing peace in Gaza with a Security Council resolution is really about getting the U.N. back to basics,” Waltz explained. “It’s about strictly focusing on establishing and keeping peace and, in this case, supporting what the president has already set in motion.”
The Trump plan calls for Gaza to become a de-radicalized, terror-free zone that poses no threat to its neighbors. This is non-negotiable. Any legitimate peace plan must ensure that Hamas and other terrorist organizations cannot use Gaza as a launching pad for attacks against Israel.
The framework also demands that Gaza be redeveloped for the benefit of the Palestinian people, not terrorist organizations. Under the plan, Israeli forces would withdraw from the region, and a temporary transitional governance structure would be established consisting of technocratic, apolitical Palestinians responsible for delivering public services and municipal functions.
This is logical sequencing. You cannot have lasting peace without security. You cannot have security without eliminating terrorist infrastructure. You cannot rebuild without competent, non-corrupt governance.
Waltz emphasized that rallying the international community to resolve the Gaza conflict “is absolutely the right thing to do, and it’s fully consistent with an America First agenda.” This is an important distinction. America First does not mean America alone. It means American interests come first, and preventing regional instability that could draw American forces into another Middle Eastern conflict serves American interests.
The question now is whether the United Nations will rise to the occasion or continue its pattern of ineffectual resolutions and peacekeeping failures. The Trump administration is offering the international body an opportunity to demonstrate relevance. The world is watching whether it will seize that opportunity or squander it.
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