A Plan to Remake the Middle East

If and when Israel and Hamas reach a deal for a cease-fire, the
United States will immediately turn to a different set of
negotiations over a grand diplomatic bargain that it believes
could rebuild Gaza and remake the Middle East.


Michael Crowley, who covers the State Department and U.S. foreign
policy for The Times, explains why those involved in this plan
believe they have so little time left to get it done.


Guest: Michael Crowley, a reporter covering the State Department
and U.S. foreign policy for The New York Times.


Background reading: 


Talks on a cease-fire in the Gaza war are once again at an
uncertain stage.

Here’s how the push for a deal between Israel and Saudi
Arabia looked before Oct. 7.

From early in the war, President Biden has said that a
lasting resolution requires a “real” Palestinian state.

Here’s what Israeli officials are discussing about postwar
Gaza.



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