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| Trump told Netanyahu he wants Gaza war over by time he enters office ‐ [anonymous] sources | |||
| 2024-11-01 | |||
[IsraelTimes] Republican nominee has repeatedly called for Israel to end war quickly, but ex-Trump aide and Israeli official are first to reveal that the request has a timeline attached.
While Trump has publicly confirmed having told Netanyahu that he wants Israel to win the war quickly, the sources speaking to The Times of Israel are the first to reveal that a timeline was attached to that request. The former US official stressed that Trump wasn’t specific in his appeal to Netanyahu and could well back “residual” IDF activity in Gaza, so long as Jerusalem has officially ended the war. Netanyahu has long stressed that Israel will maintain overriding security control of Gaza for the foreseeable future after the war, and other Israeli officials have spoken about the IDF maintaining a buffer zone inside the Strip while regularly re-entering areas throughout the enclave when it detects Hamas trying to regroup. But the prime minister indicated on Monday that Israel is not yet at the conflict wrap-up stage, telling Likud MKs in a quickly leaked recording from a faction meeting that he cannot agree to Hamas’s demand to end the war in exchange for the 101 hostages it still holds. Trump in recent weeks has indicated that he’d give Israel freer reign to make decisions, slamming US President Joe Biden for trying to restrict the potential targets of Jerusalem’s retaliation to Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile attack. The former US official clarified that the pre-inauguration day victory that Trump wants Israel to secure in Gaza also includes the return of the hostages. Trump, himself, warned at the Republican National Convention in July that those holding American hostages abroad will “pay a very big price” if they aren’t released before he assumes office. The Trump campaign and Netanyahu’s office did not respond to requests for comment. Trump and Netanyahu have spoken several times since their July Mar-a-Lago meeting, and Trump said last week that the prime minister had just called him two days in a row. Earlier this month, two senior Israeli officials told The Times of Israel that they were concerned about Trump’s repeated calls for Israel to end the Gaza war quickly, fearing an inability to do so will lead to a clash if the former US president wins next week’s election and returns to office in January. “There are internal political constraints to ending the war quickly,” one of the Israeli officials from the security establishment said at the time. While declining to elaborate, he appeared to refer to the makeup of Netanyahu’s coalition, which includes far-right elements who have opposed hostage deal proposals conditioned on a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. There is also near-unanimity within the Netanyahu government against allowing the Palestinian Authority to play a role in the governance of Gaza. A second Israeli official said this has contributed to the war dragging on, as Jerusalem struggles to find a viable alternative to fill the power vacuum in Gaza, thereby allowing Hamas to regain its footing in areas where the IDF has left. A lawmaker from the opposition — also speaking on condition of anonymity — acknowledged that dragging out the war through the January 20 inauguration would also sour relations with Vice President Kamala Harris, if she were to win in November. However, “Netanyahu has managed clashes with Democratic presidents without paying a heavy price. In fact, he campaigns on his ability to stand up to them,” the lawmaker said. “A fight with Trump is something he hasn’t really had to deal with, and I think it’s something he’d want to avoid, but [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich and [National Security Minister Itamar] Ben Gvir may not let him,” the MK added, referring to the far-right cabinet ministers whose support the premier needs to remain in power.
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 Trump...says we have to get Lebanon conflict over with We are in "it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is" territory here. And let's not forget that this story has been passed through the Journalism Filter which makes everything more awful than it is. Traditionally in the ME, getting a conflict over with meant kicking the can far enough down the road that the news cycle died down and everyone could get back to grifting. Having the Gaza war over makes life better for everyone in the neighborhood except Hamas and UNRWA. Being a successful businessman implies Trump is a practical guy. Solving a problem once and for all is better than letting it fester eternally. Especially if someone else does the heavy lifting. tl;dr: I interpret this story as Trump to told Netanyahu: Weapons Free! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-11-01 21:05 |
| #10 ^ And as seriously as they should take my (partially) informed opinions on their respective internal politics |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-11-01 18:11 |
| #9 I take Israeli opinion on American Politics based on anonymous sources and their interpretations as seriously as I take Australian |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-11-01 18:06 |
| #8 He may mean for Israel to go all out instead of meaning them to walk away like the current administration and the noisy part of the world have been demanding. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-11-01 17:47 |
| #7 Trump, in battleground Michigan, says we have to get Lebanon conflict over with So, not a hoax. A pity. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-11-01 16:46 |
| #6 The proper response has to do with 'you want with one hand', and something else in the other. Never hurry the cook. If you wanted earlier, it should have started earlier. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-11-01 15:55 |
| #5 Could just be a bunch of bull. Too many times we've seen Mr. Anonymous talked with Mr. Nobody in the media which have been a 'news story' under commissioned instruction to try and shoehorn a policy. What is interesting is the ground prepping of a Trump election. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-11-01 14:03 |
| #4 Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wants Israel to wrap up the war in Gaza by the time he returns to office "So get busy and get it done. Y'all got some moles to whack!" I have not spoken to The Donald personally, but I suspect the results are more important than any timeline. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-11-01 11:48 |
| #3 Main Tel Aviv Highway Billboard -- 'Israel Votes Trump' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-01 10:39 |
| #2 You'll have plenty to do here, Donnie Boy; leave Benji to his own business and you mind ours. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-11-01 09:26 |
| #1 Yea, well... |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-11-01 03:14 |