https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sydahodhxg#autoplay
US president’s hastily unveiled plan promises full hostage release and Arab backing against Hamas, but forces PM into awkward concessions, including a rare apology to Qatar, while leaving Palestinian statehood unresolved and Hamas holding the next move
Trump’s plan was rushed and “half-baked,” possibly unveiled to boost his bid for a Nobel Peace Prize. The president pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept it, while admitting it was unclear if Hamas would agree. Still, he predicted Hamas would, citing Qatari assurances to Washington.
Trump stressed that if Hamas rejects the plan, Israel will receive full U.S. backing to “finish the job,” while Arab and Muslim states would be expected to force Hamas out of Gaza, even by deploying troops. The proposal lacked a clear timeline or deadline for Hamas’ response or its implementation. Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar for an Israeli strike in Doha was seen as an effort to bring it back into the mediation process and push Hamas to the table.
Do you remember back to 2000? How Ehud Barak went to Camp David and we learned that he was going to surrender 99% of Yesh"a and even part of the Old City to Arafat, y"sh? Remember how we prayed that something would happen to spoil the deal? Remember how Arafat got up and walked out on Barak and Clinton and started an intifada instead?
ReplyDeleteRemember how, after Gulf War I there was an international peace conference and the whole world, including the US, was going to pressure Israel to hand over Yesh'a to the PLO? Remember what happened next? Yugoslavia fell apart.
The guardian of Israel neither sleeps nor slumbers. This deal will work out for us if we are worthy.