U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan to end the war in Gaza, with a 72-hour deadline, which begins when Israel accepts the agreement, for Hamas to return the hostages whom it holds in Gaza.
Trump said that if Hamas rejects the proposal, he will continue to support Israel’s war effort.
“If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible—they’re the only one left, everyone else has accepted it—but I have a feeling that we’re going to have a positive answer,” Trump said. “If not, as you know, Bibi, you’d have my full backing to do what you would have to do.”
“The top-line principles of the deal are exactly in line with Israel’s stated war goals, demands, priorities and interests,” Goldberg said. “How does it actually all happen? There are a million ways this could all go bad.”
“How do you actually deradicalize the Gaza Strip?” he said. “How do you actually ensure that it becomes a terror-free zone long term? Who will be participating in this international security force?”
Other questions include “how will you ensure the United Nations is not continuing to provide services, money, aid, equipment to members of Hamas or other terror organizations that are not recognized as terror organizations by the United Nations?” Goldberg said. “How do you deradicalize if the Qataris are at the table, having been longtime sponsors, financiers of Muslim Brotherhood ideology and the radicalization that obviously has already taken place?”
Trump said that if Hamas rejects the proposal, he will continue to support Israel’s war effort.
“If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible—they’re the only one left, everyone else has accepted it—but I have a feeling that we’re going to have a positive answer,” Trump said. “If not, as you know, Bibi, you’d have my full backing to do what you would have to do.”
“The top-line principles of the deal are exactly in line with Israel’s stated war goals, demands, priorities and interests,” Goldberg said. “How does it actually all happen? There are a million ways this could all go bad.”
“How do you actually deradicalize the Gaza Strip?” he said. “How do you actually ensure that it becomes a terror-free zone long term? Who will be participating in this international security force?”
Other questions include “how will you ensure the United Nations is not continuing to provide services, money, aid, equipment to members of Hamas or other terror organizations that are not recognized as terror organizations by the United Nations?” Goldberg said. “How do you deradicalize if the Qataris are at the table, having been longtime sponsors, financiers of Muslim Brotherhood ideology and the radicalization that obviously has already taken place?”
