There are two deals on the table this week: We know a great deal about the first and very little about the second. 1. Netanyahu’s deal with Hamas 2. and Netanyahu’s deal with the incoming Trump administration
Originally Posted by Trojan
From: Al Jazeera January 17, 2025 The Trump factor:
“This may be more transactional than many suppose,” Mairav Zonszein, an Israel expert with the International Crisis Group, said, suggesting that the hand of Israel’s longest serving leader might not be so easily forced
According to leaks! from the cabinet meeting carried by Hebrew media outlets, Netanyahu told ministers,
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US President-elect Donald Trump will “give Israel full support to resume the war if the agreement is violated”
While Trump himself has not publicly made such a pledge, his incoming national security adviser stated this week that the US will back Israel if it needs to reenter Gaza
Netanyahu was also quoted saying that Trump decided when he takes office on Monday,
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“we will again receive all the weaponry that was held up, which is important because if we don’t reach the second stage [of the deal] we will have additional tools to resume the fighting”
