On Friday, Aug. 14 -- The ceasefire was supposed to stop the killing. Since it took effect last October, 1,260 more Palestinians have died as negotiators circulated frameworks, diplomats announced breakthroughs, and Jared Kushner prepared his latest trip to Jerusalem to rescue a peace plan that Israel has now rejected.

a requirement that Hamas disarm and transfer weapons to a Palestinian third party while Israel concurrently withdrew its troops from Gaza.

Netanyahu's stated position is not complicated. He has said Israel will not leave Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed. The Board of Peace's plan requires both things to happen simultaneously. Netanyahu rejects that sequencing. Without it, the deal collapses.

The Board of Peace, th...