The Arab League, a high-level body of Arab states, met in Cairo on Tuesday to agree to a new Egyptian-backed plan for Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction. The proposal would keep Palestinians in Gaza throughout the reconstruction, unlike President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to remove Palestinians from the territory. Host Marco Werman speaks with Fawaz Gerges, a professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, to get the details of the plan and its significance in the face of Israeli rejection.
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