When Sisi, Erdoğan and Netanyahu are flattered this way...

The ceasefire brought scenes of relief and reunion. Then came the performance of power. The 'theatre of peace' at Sharm el-Sheikh told another story.

Yes, it is commendable that the killing has stopped. For now. And that it is impossible not to feel overwhelmed by emotion when watching innocent people reunite with their loved ones after two harrowing years in captivity, both Israelis and Palestinians. Although for Palestinians, prisoners and displaced alike, returning home meant confronting rubble and uncertainty, and being told they were not allowed to celebrate. Israel had set a limit to joy, as it has long set limits to movement, water, and electricity.

We will return to the problems of tomorrow in this conflict in the following section.

For now, look at the images and footage emerging from the so-called peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, shall we? There is another angle might be easily missed at this moment.

The theatre that has been set up at Sharm al-Sheikh will have consequences, both intended and unintended.

Trump designed the meeting to exude his omnipotence and also give the finger to the Western establishment. It was a Trumpia…