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In light of talking about an American proposal for a comprehensive solution on Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adheres to his position rejecting the end of the war on the Gaza Strip, raising questions about the potential fate of the new round of discussions between the Palestinian resistance in Gaza and the Israeli occupation.
An Israeli negotiating delegation arrived in Doha to hold talks in the context of efforts to reach an agreement on the exchange of prisoners and ending the war on Gaza, and the newspaper “Yediot Aharonot” quoted the American envoy to the Middle East Stephen and his optimism and his assertion that everyone wants a diplomatic solution, but Netanyahu stated that there will be no situation in which Israel stops the war.
The academic and expert on Israeli affairs, Dr. Muhannad Mustafa, said that the American administration wants a truce that has a political horizon that leads to the cessation of the war in the Gaza Strip, while Netanyahu wants a truce of its conditions, so that it does not stop the war. He pointed out that the composition of the Israeli delegation to Doha confirms that Netanyahu is not serious, as he sent a close person from him and not the head of the Israeli Foreign Intelligence Service (Mossad).
He added that Netanyahu wants to go to a truce with the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, to release a portion of the neighboring Israeli prisoners, but he is not serious and unclear, and he will try to use his previous style itself, which is procrastination and trying to win the time to thwart the discussions. However, in the eyes of Mustafa – in a very severe dilemma, because the American administration is determined to create a kind of calm and stability in the region, especially since Gaza remained the focus of tension after US President Donald Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria.
In the opinion of the former US State Department official, Thomas Warric, Witkeov is the one who is currently leading the helm on the issue of the Gaza Strip and not Netanyahu, and he sees that a round or two rounds of diplomacy will be effective in release some of the prisoners, and it is primary for President Donald Trump. However, he made it clear that the problem relates to those who will rule Gaza in the future, noting that Trump and Netanyahu agree that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is not in power.
He expressed his hope that Trump will meet with officials from the region, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, and to stress that the Palestinian state is the only way and the only solution for a permanent peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
He said that Trump will build on it and say to Netanyahu: What is your plan in this field? In light of this, the progress he desires can be achieved, and the former US State Department official said that the matter on the issue of Gaza is dependent on what the American president hears during his current visit to the region.
A crack between Washington and Tel Aviv
The Israeli political writer and researcher, Yoaf Stern, believes that the statements of American officials, especially Witkeov, and President Donald Trump indicate a rift between Washington and Tel Aviv, as the American administration believes that Israel has to tend to stop the war and start immediate negotiations, up to final arrangements that include the return of Israeli prisoners and the entire Israeli army’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and completely stopping the war.
He said that Netanyahu is now between the hammer and the anvil, as it is between two options: either to obey Trump’s orders or dismantle the government coalition.
For his part, Stern Netanyahu accused of trying to buy time to obstruct negotiations, as evidence that he sent a medium -level delegation, indicating that the American administration understands that it constitutes an obstacle to what it wants, and if it pressed more, the equation will change, especially since the Israeli public has confident in this Israeli government, which the spokesman described as a failure.