Tom Friedman on Trump’s Gaza Plan: What if Xi Jinping Wakes up Tomorrow and Says ‘Taiwan, I Own You, Baby?’ ‘What Is the Difference?’

COOPER It also is ░░░░░░░░ big break for the ░░░░░░░░ minister of Israel Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean for ░░░░░░░░ you know he has ░░░░░░░░ under enormous criticism for ░░░░░░░░ to articulate a plan ░░░░░░░░ the morning after in ░░░░░░░░ how they translate their ░░░░░░░░ victory over Hamas into ░░░░░░░░ political victory of a ░░░░░░░░ Hamas regime in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ reason Netanyahu hasn t ░░░░░░░░ that is the only ░░░░░░░░ is the Palestinian Authority ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu does not want ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian Authority governing Gaza ░░░░░░░░ then he will not ░░░░░░░░ able to tell everyone ░░░░░░░░ the world that the ░░░░░░░░ are divided They ll ░░░░░░░░ one government in the ░░░░░░░░ Bank and Gaza and ░░░░░░░░ will make them much ░░░░░░░░ place to be a ░░░░░░░░ for a two state ░░░░░░░░ So that s been ░░░░░░░░ s policy from the ░░░░░░░░ beginning and sooner or ░░░░░░░░ Anderson Donald Trump will ░░░░░░░░ up and realize that ░░░░░░░░ s interests and Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ interests are not aligned ░░░░░░░░ Trump is not wrong ░░░░░░░░ we can t solve ░░░░░░░░ problem through the old ░░░░░░░░ We do need fresh ░░░░░░░░ But the fresh thinking ░░░░░░░░ I would expect from ░░░░░░░░ U S president is ░░░░░░░░ challenge all the parties ░░░░░░░░ a new way it ░░░░░░░░ to challenge the Arab ░░░░░░░░ that we need a ░░░░░░░░ leader of the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow We need a ░░░░░░░░ prime minister We need ░░░░░░░░ technocratic cabinet that can ░░░░░░░░ govern Gaza We need ░░░░░░░░ countries to step up ░░░░░░░░ arms to help take ░░░░░░░░ off Israel s hands ░░░░░░░░ a Palestinian force can ░░░░░░░░ brought up to speed ░░░░░░░░ work with them to ░░░░░░░░ that We need Israel ░░░░░░░░ agree to basically get ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza once its ░░░░░░░░ are returned And we ░░░░░░░░ the world to get ░░░░░░░░ this and support it ░░░░░░░░ Trump could challenge everybody ░░░░░░░░ and I would be ░░░░░░░░ for it because we ░░░░░░░░ t solve this just ░░░░░░░░ old way There s ░░░░░░░░ to have to be ░░░░░░░░ real transition Enormous damage ░░░░░░░░ been done Enormous fear ░░░░░░░░ been injected into Israelis ░░░░░░░░ October 7th and obviously ░░░░░░░░ Gazans since then and ░░░░░░░░ s going to take ░░░░░░░░ But Netanyahu wants everyone ░░░░░░░░ believe that everything s ░░░░░░░░ tried and nothing is ░░░░░░░░ except to throw these ░░░░░░░░ out And I fear ░░░░░░░░ an Israel that is ░░░░░░░░ as engaging in ethnic ░░░░░░░░ You do that and ░░░░░░░░ Jew in the world ░░░░░░░░ learn what it is ░░░░░░░░ be a Jew in ░░░░░░░░ world when the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ is a pariah I ░░░░░░░░ no truck with Hamas ░░░░░░░░ are wicked terrible organization ░░░░░░░░ and foremost for Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ leadership needs to be ░░░░░░░░ and the people basically ░░░░░░░░ from them But this ░░░░░░░░ to be done with ░░░░░░░░ coherent plan not a ░░░░░░░░ riffing about it and ░░░░░░░░ You re going to ░░░░░░░░ them and you re ░░░░░░░░ to take them and ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ anything and I m ░░░░░░░░ to own it What ░░░░░░░░ this nonsense What happens ░░░░░░░░ Xi Jinping and China ░░░░░░░░ up tomorrow and says ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan I own you ░░░░░░░░ All of you are ░░░░░░░░ to have to leave ░░░░░░░░ accept my leadership What ░░░░░░░░ the difference?”