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They’re [Israel’s far right] not going to decide how this thing will end; Trump will, and part of his plan is to find a solution for Palestinians. That could still involve some kind of two-state solution,
However, Barak pointed out ... referring to the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel
Ben-Gvir has said that this brings him closer to getting back to the government and Smotrich said that this declaration makes the preservation of the government more critical,
he continued, referencing their stated readiness to support the government through at least stage II of the three-phase ceasefire if the endgame is the ethnic cleansing of GazaIf Trump has the power to depopulate Gaza, he also has the power to relocate Israelis from the settlements,
Barak warnedNew elections would make any government a transitional one, ... meaning it wouldn’t have to overcome any of those hurdles. Anything that gives Netanyahu time is always good for him. He’s done this before.”
he said, referring to the various challenges the government faces in addition to the potential threat posed by its right, such as the upcoming budget and the debate over drafting Israel’s ultra-Orthodox,By putting the transfer plan on the table, Trump has pushed Ben-Gvir and Smotrich much closer to Netanyahu,
Israeli political analyst Nimrod Flashenberg said of Netanyahu’s recent challenges from his right flankWe have a huge opportunity and we must not miss it,
he told Galey Israel Radio on WednesdayBen-Gvir, Smotrich and others are at least clear in what they want [the ethnic cleansing of Gaza]. They don’t trouble themselves with obscure concepts, such as international law, which Netanyahu has to,
he said of the lip service paid to international norms by the Israeli premierLet’s say we take Trump seriously,
former Israeli ambassador and government adviser Alon Pinkas said to Al JazeeraTrump went much further than anyone expected,
Mitchell Barak, an Israeli pollster and former political aide to senior Israeli figures, including Netanyahu, told Al Jazeera
A lot of people [in Dearborn] voted for him secretly,
Zahr says
Gaza’s history is one of both pain and pride,
reads the newspaper’s lead article on the topicNobody is really shocked. Everybody is disgusted,
says Amer Zahr, a Palestinian American comedian and activist whose family was displaced from Nazareth, Jaffa and Akka (Acre) during the NakbaIt stretches back to ancient civilizations and includes great resistance against invasion, such as the three-month siege by Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army in 332 BCE.”
It continuesHe has a history of being loyal to the Zionist movement of genocide and colonizing [of the] the Palestinian people,
she saysI think the president threw out this idea as a trial balloon. There can never be a displacement of Palestinians from their homeland. It’s counterproductive,
he saysI believe that the president will come to the conclusion that what he said publicly is just not workable,
he saysThey’ve endured genocide, hunger, been displaced multiple times from the north to the south,
she saysThe president of the United States calling for ethnic cleansing and the continued genocide of Palestinians,
she saysI’m really angry at the notion that we’re talking about the thing that Trump said on Tuesday like it’s new or novel or unique. It is not,
he saysIt really shows his intention to serve a foreign government before the American people, right?”
she says