"Trump sells peace, but conflict remains," says Salem Nasser, who warns of the risk of a new war in the Middle East.

247 - In an interview with the program Brasil Agora on TV 247, jurist and professor Salem Nasser, a specialist in the Middle East, analyzed the supposed "peace agreement" announced by Donald Trump. According to Nasser, the President of the United States uses pacifying rhetoric as a political instrument, but the agreement does not alter the fundamentals of the conflict. "I have zero confidence in his words, in his speeches," he stated, highlighting Trump's unpredictability and the absence of commitment to any real plan for Palestine.

According to the professor, the celebration of the ceasefire, marked by the release of prisoners and family reunions, is, above all, a humanitarian relief, but far from a political solution. 

"This peace that Trump is selling is partly propaganda," he stated. According to Nasser, Trump is seeking political capital, including aiming for a possible Nobel Peace Prize.

Agreement without Palestinians

Salem Nasser stated that the document presented as a peace pact cannot even be considered a legitimate agreement. According to him, the United States and Israel merely agreed amongst themselves on what they wish to impose on the rest of the world. The true protagonists of the conflict, the Palestinians and resistance groups like Hamas, were not included in the negotiation.

"Who was holding the hostages? The Palestinian resistance groups. So if you don't make a deal with them, how are you making a deal?" he asked.

Even so, Nasser points out that Hamas has partially accepted the terms to guarantee a pause in the massacre and relief for the population of Gaza, which is living under a humanitarian catastrophe.

Damage to the image of the US and Israel.

The legal expert argues that halting the attack on Gaza does not represent a change in geopolitical position, but merely a strategic calculation. According to him, Israel and the United States decided to slow the military advance because the reputational cost had become unsustainable.

“Each additional day of massacre caused more damage to the image of the United States, to the image of Israel, and even to Trump's political support within the United States,” Nasser points out, stating that Western powers have not given up on their objectives: Israeli expansion and the neutralization of Palestinian resistance.

Symbolic recognition of Palestine without a real state.

Salem Nasser criticizes the superficiality of the countries that symbolically recognized the Palestinian State without demanding that Israel withdraw from settlements and end the occupation.

“If this isn’t followed by real measures, you throw this recognition in the trash,” he emphasizes, warning that Israel’s policy of territorial annexation remains alive, and that Trump has made no commitment to a two-state solution, not even mentioning this possibility in recent speeches.

Risk of a new war: Iran is the next target.

Another warning from Nasser is the risk of a military escalation against Iran in the coming weeks. "95% of the people I hear from in the region believe in a war against Iran before the end of the year," he points out.

For him, the ceasefire in Gaza may be just a strategic pause to reorganize forces and pave the way for a new regional conflict, possibly also involving Lebanon and Hezbollah.

Commenting on the presence of Arab countries like Qatar and Egypt in the process, Nasser pointed out that, despite their wealth or geographical location, these governments have little autonomy from the United States.

"If the president of Egypt knows that he is only president as long as the Americans want him, he will blindly obey what Trump says," he stated.

Qatar, which is acting as a mediator, has financial clout, according to him, but fears direct reprisals if it displeases Washington.

Netanyahu: Popular rejection grows, but the project continues.

Domestically, Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing rejection, especially among hostage families and urban sectors of Israel. Even so, Salem Nasser believes that the majority of Israeli society remains committed to the long-term colonial project: eliminating the Palestinian presence and annexing territories.

"The plan is singular, and the vast majority agree on it: eliminate the Palestinians, annex their territories, and create Greater Israel."

For Salem Nasser, the only real victory for the Palestinians at this moment is having survived the genocide and maintained their presence in Gaza, at the cost of thousands of lives. The conflict, however, is far from over. “The heart of the problem is not resolved. This conflict will continue.”