U.S.-Israel Relations
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Instead of Hamas isolating the Jewish state, “we turned the tables and isolated Hamas,” Netanyahu said.
According to the plan, Hamas will disarm, and the Gaza Strip will become a “deradicalized terror-free zone” governed by a “technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee.”
Despite the plan adhering to most of Netanyahu’s red lines, Israelis to his right, including members of his coalition, may be upset with its terms.
Eric Adams dropped out of the mayoral race to save New York City from “crazy communist” Zohran Mamdani, said Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
The U.S. president told Israeli media on Sunday that talks on his plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip were in the final stages.
“I believe Judea and Samaria are the traditional lands that belong to Israel,” the House speaker said.
“There is more goodwill and enthusiasm for getting a deal done, after so many decades, than I have ever seen before,” said the U.S. president.
Some 47% of respondents to a new Quinnipiac University poll said that supporting Israel is in the U.S. national interest, down significantly from the 69% who said that in December 2023.
Israeli mental-health clinicians travel to Houston, Texas, to learn how to support bereaved children in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.
The top U.S. diplomat added that there still existed a “window of opportunity” to pursue a ceasefire-for-hostages agreement.
“Hamas has repeatedly rejected reasonable offers to make peace, and we can’t forget October 7,” the U.S. president told the U.N. General Assembly.
The secretary of state dismissed media reports that Washington had received a letter from Hamas requesting a 60-day ceasefire.
