Population Transferction by America is on the table
U.S. Pressure Can Make A Difference: The Case for a Possible Second Stage of the War Between Israel and the Palestinians in the Aftermath
The analyst at The Heritage Foundation said it would be difficult for the U.S. president to satisfy the Saudi demand.
“As much as we might want a deal with Saudi Arabia, you know, Israel is going to, particularly after Oct. 7, remain very, very mindful of its internal security. It has to,” says Coates. “So, you know, the deal that looked like it was pretty imminent in the 2020-21 time frame may take a little bit longer now.”
President Trump has introduced a seemingly game-changing, if incendiary, proposal ahead of his meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, the first foreign leader he will meet since his inauguration. Three times in two weeks, Mr. Trump suggested moving the Palestinians from Gaza to other countries.
Siegel was freed by Hamas on Saturday and his family and friends celebrated. But many at the gathering at Siegel’s extended relatives’ home in a kibbutz in central Israel expressed nervousness about the war resuming before all the hostages were freed. Steve Burnstein thinks U.S.pressure can make a difference.
“We just hope and pray that the Americans do everything that they can to ensure that the Israeli government has the strength and the courage to make sure that we reach the second stage of the deal,” he said to NPR.
A few thousand Tel Aviv residents showed up at a weekly rally to call on the government to work on getting the remaining hostages back from Hamas.
What Trump wants for Israel: Shelly, Netanyahu and the end of the Israel-Hamas war? Israel needs the US to help reclaim its independence
The only person who gave her name was Shelly, and she said at the rally that only Trump can push Netanyahu to seal another deal.
Netanyahu smiled when he spoke and praised Trump’s work for Israel. And, regarding Gaza, Netanyahu said Trump has an idea that is worth paying attention to.
Another central question to resolve: whether Israel will launch a military strike on a weakened Iran, shorn after a year of intense fighting against its proxies.
Netanyahu’s visit comes amid negotiations over Phase 2 of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Phase 1 of the deal focused on the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
The second phase of a truce deal would bring an end to the warfare with Hamas and allow for the return of Israeli hostages in Gaza. A deal that could open Israel’s embassy in Saudi Arabia for decades to come is also on the table.
Israel will not go to election if the war continues, Talshir says. An investigation on what happened on Oct. 7 does not exist in Israel. And Netanyahu is in power.
Talshir, who’s writing a forthcoming book about the Netanyahu era of Israel, believes that given Netanyahu’s interest in retaining his coalition and staying in office, the prime minister might have an interest in returning to war.
Despite Israel pounding Gaza for over a year, the recent hostage releases have seen dozens of masked Hamas fighters parade Israelis on makeshift stages before freeing them.
The main challenge Netanyahu faces is from Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, who wants the war to continue till Hamas is destroyed — a task Israeli defense analysts believe is unrealistic, so long as Hamas continues to hold Israeli hostages and Israel does not endorse a viable alternative leadership for Gaza.
The Israeli leader’s allies, however, have threatened to bring down the government if Israel goes down that path — and does not resume the war in Gaza and eliminate Hamas rule there.
The Tuesday meeting is important for Netanyahu’s survival as the leader of Israel and for the preservation of his coalition, according to Professor Gayil Talshir of Hebrew University. I think Netanyahu wants what Trump has for him, but his own coalition has a different vision.
Having put the idea out there, Mr. Trump may think the storm that followed gives him leverage. He may assume that Arab leaders — in classic transactional terms — could give him something in return if he drops it. The idea has a domestic political angle for Mr. Netanyahu. It holds strong appeal to the right-wing allies that his coalition government depends on and for whom continuing the Nakba — the expulsion and flight of Palestinians around Israel’s creation in 1948 — seems to be an ideological goal. The potential benefits won’t last very long or go very far.
In Palestinian memory there is traumatic resonance of displacement and population transfer. The Palestinian determination to remain in the newly devastated territory is explained by this history.
“We will own it and be responsible for the dismantling of all of the bombs and other weapons on the place,” Trump said, as Netanyahu looked on. “Level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out, create an economic development.”
Trump didn’t say how the U.S. would take control of the strip, but he did say that troops would support the reconstruction.
Trump officials say the administration is focused on making sure that Phase 1 is completed and that all of the hostages are returned home, including the deceased. They say Phase 2 will end the war with Hamas and bring all the Israeli hostages back to Israel.
But Trump’s envoy said Phase 3 of the ceasefire deal — reconstruction of Gaza — would get complicated because it’s “physically impossible” to rebuild the area in five years. The damage to Gaza during the war is what makes a 15- to 10-year timetable more likely.
You have to look at history. You can’t let history keep repeating itself. We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal,” Trump said.
Two executive orders were signed by Trump on Tuesday. One puts a lot of pressure on Iran. Trump said he was “torn” about signing it.
I’m signing this but I’m not happy with it. but I have not so much choice because we have to be strong and firm,” Trump said, and added that he hopes he doesn’t have to use it.
It’s very simple to me. “Iran can not have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. He said the US has the right to stop other countries from buying Iranian oil.
Second order cut-off of United Nations Human Rights Council and the United Nations Relief Works Agency (U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv)
The other order pulled the U.S. out of the United Nations Human Rights Council and cut off aid to the United Nations Relief Works Agency, which is the main group providing aid to Palestinians.