We had speculated--privately--that Netanyahu would find a way to blow up the Trump deal.
...But as Barak Ravid of Axios reported Tuesday, “The deal now before Hamas is significantly different than the one the U.S. and a group of Arab and Muslim countries had previously agreed on, due to Netanyahu's intervention.” According to Ravid’s sources, the “significant changes requested” by Netanyahu had infuriated Arab officials involved in the peace process.
The edits pertain to two sensitive matters—the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the disarmament of Hamas—and were negotiated during a six-hour meeting attended by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, and Netanyahu himself.
The updated proposal “ties Israel’s withdrawal to the progress of disarming Hamas, and gives Israel a veto over the process,” Ravid writes. Moreover, even if the phased withdrawal envisioned by the proposal is completed, “Israeli forces will still remain within a security perimeter inside Gaza ‘until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat.’ That could mean indefinitely.”...
Trump is beginning to look like a Chump. Not only in the Middle East, but also in Eastern Europe, where the United States has zero, nada, zip vital national interests--but where Trump apparently will allow Kiev to demolish Russian energy infrastructure with US intel and missiles.
"Peace President"?
Really??
Whether it’s the Jewish state or Jewish individuals, the best way to deal with them is not to deal with them at all, and you think Trump would know that since he’s from New York City
ReplyDeleteI would say that what “gives Israel a veto” is that they have armored battalions on the ground and no one else does or intends to do. Obviously they can say no whenever it’s not working out for them; that’s what armor and soldiers are for.
ReplyDeleteIf the agreement recognizes that fact, it’s realistic and more likely to succeed. Maybe the ghost of Jimmy Carter thinks he could succeed by pretending hard enough, but he had his his chance. That’s how we got here.
This is what we get for our Money:
ReplyDelete......Since October 2023, the United States has spent at minimum $30 billion defending Israel That’s more than the entire Israeli defense budget for the same period.....
Since 1948, the cumulative total is some $300 billion
We get Christian Persecution for the $ we spend:
Please Read:
Israel: Christian nuns and clergy will be considered terrorists if they don’t leave Gaza
Serving the elderly, disabled, and sick who cannot travel, the Missionaries of Charity and other religious and clergy are resolved to stay in their parish compounds with those sheltering.
Israel: Christian nuns and clergy will be considered terrorists if they don’t leave Gaza
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/israel-christian-nuns-and-clergy-will-be-considered-terrorists-if-they-dont-leave-gaza/