It’s honestly wild to see Starmer trying to press Trump on Gaza, but I don’t trust either of them to actually stand up for Palestinian rights. Trump’s “openness” to recognizing a Palestinian state feels like empty posturing—he’s always played both sides when it suits him. Meanwhile, Starmer’s own record on Gaza hasn’t exactly been principled or bold, so this all seems like political theater. The fact that this “high-stakes summit” happened at Trump’s golf resort just highlights how much of a circus global politics has become. At the end of the day, real progress on humanitarian issues will come from grassroots pressure, not photo-ops between corporate-friendly leaders.