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2026-04-08

There's a lot to be said for peace. Not the Pax Americana enforced by boots on the ground and helos in the air, but a peace negotiated between bloodied combatants who recognise that it's to their mutual advantage. 

If so, it's likely to stick. With one caveat - Israel doesn't seem to have agreed ... but whether it's in any position to disagree will no doubt become clearer shortly.

Cyntha Koeter provides her analysis.