How Netanyahu’s Gaza stance pits Trump’s peace plan against his own political survival
LONDON: Just 12 days ago, after months of diplomatic maneuvering between the US, Israel, Hamas and representatives of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, it seemed that an end to Israeli’s occupation of Gaza might finally be in sight.
Today, that hope appears to be in jeopardy, threatened by an last-minute rejection of the peace plan by an Israeli prime minister who — mindful of the right-wing elements in his cabinet — appears intent upon clinging to power ahead of upcoming elections.
In a celebratory social media post on July 30, President Trump announced: “Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza.”
The phased disarmament, he said, was “a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.”
