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Analysis by Khalil E. Jahshan critically examines UNSC Resolution 2803, passed on November 17, 2025, which endorsed the Trump administration's "Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict" with 13 votes in favor and China and Russia abstaining. While Washington celebrated the vote as a diplomatic victory, the author identifies three core reasons the plan is unlikely to succeed: Palestinians were excluded from the process entirely, senior Israeli officials up to the prime minister have publicly ruled out a Palestinian state under any circumstances, and 70 percent of Israelis oppose one. The resolution omits the foundational parameters of prior peace frameworks. The piece ultimately frames Resolution 2803 not as a genuine path to peace but as a procedural endorsement of a plan that sidelines Palestinians and abandons the legal architecture any durable settlement would require.
