The sudden enthusiasm surrounding the so-called Gaza Executive Board is striking. A mass of countries, a plethora of supervising and sub-supervising bodies, committees layered upon committees—all presented with great confidence in the future and one another. U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled this international architecture to the world as if it were a promise of order, stability and hope.

We have seen this movie before.

It recalls the recent announcement by Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, that 800 Iranian prisoners on death row would be spared. The Islamic Republic quickly ridiculed the claim, and soon afterward, Erfan Soltani, just 26, was executed along with others by the murderous regime. A scorpion cannot help but sting. Tyrannies do not change their nature because Western leaders wish them to.