Why Palestinians cannot trust a promise from Donald Trump? – Middle East Monitor

In 1982, the Palestine Liberation Organisation agreed to leave Beirut with its weapons, on the basis that an international force would remain in the city and prevent the Israeli army from entering. The PLO withdrew, but the international force soon departed, leaving the defenceless refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila to face a horrific massacre. It was a tragic exchange: weapons for a promise. The promise was broken, and the result was catastrophe.

Today, a…