A fleeting flicker of hope soon to be snuffed out, or are fault lines finally moving in the Middle East? Donald Trump is addressing the United Nations on the heels of the recognition of a Palestinian state by France, Britain and a host of others. The US president condemned the move and blamed everything on Hamas. Has he given up on his Gaza Riviera scheme? 

What's the alternative? Already on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron laid out steps for a two-state solution while Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto volunteered peacekeepers for when guns go silent. We examine options for both the current humanitarian emergency and paths to lasting peace.

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Peace cannot be imposed from a conference hall in New York, but only from the protagonists themselves. Would Israelis and Palestinians still be willing to make concessions in the name of lasting peace?

Produced by Ilayda Habip, Aurore Laborie, Théophile Vareille, and Charles Wente.