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Trump’s motivation in pushing for the ceasefire was to show that he could achieve what Biden could not, and he did so before even reentering the White House,
said Sheline
We could see evidence of Trump’s insincerity in the ceasefire almost immediately after he took office – when he started calling for the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of all Palestinians from Gaza on a permanent basis,
said Josh Ruebner, a lecturer at Georgetown University’s Program on Justice and PeaceTrump and Netanyahu are aligned in their desire to remove Palestinians from Gaza, either by killing them or through ethnic cleansing and forced removal,
said ShelineWe’re going to go in this merry-go-round until either Netanyahu fails to keep his government together or until Trump gets tired of it.”
Al-Sheikh alsoWhile Trump’s team had an early success in assisting the administration of former President Joe Biden in negotiating the hostage release and ceasefire, he has since enabled this massive failure in his own diplomacy through a series of brazen missteps,
Dylan Williams, CIP’s vice president for government affairs, said in a statementSo he just wants to pummel on somebody,
Al-Sheikh saidI think what we've seen is that promises run into the hard realities of how difficult it is to get to peace in these very difficult and intractable conflicts,
she said
He was happy to claim credit for the Gaza ceasefire in January, but then unwilling to put pressure on the Israelis to move to phase two,
Finucane saidMy proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier."
Speaking as he was sworn in on January 20, Trump saidNone of this is terribly coherent, but neither is it terribly surprising,
Finucane saidHe approaches diplomacy the way he approached real estate in 'The Art of the Deal:' -- escalate tensions, maximize threats, push the situation to the brink of disaster and then, at the last minute, strike a deal."
Referring to Trump's book as a hotel developer, Toossi said
He's been abundantly clear. He's a president that wants to promote peace,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a radio interview WednesdayTo me, this was a positive step forward that set the ground for some confidence building, both between Ukraine and Russia and between Trump and European allies who are very concerned about his negotiating style,
she saidFor Trump, foreign policy isn't about carefully negotiated peace deals. It's about performance, leverage and crafting a narrative that sells,
he saidThe fight that Israel needs to be waging is the one to bring back the hostages,
Bohbot said
I am asking, what mandate does the prime minister have to risk my child, to sacrifice his life?”
Angrest continuedI told myself there was no way I wouldn’t make it out alive. But then, in a single moment, we started hearing the explosions again, ... We cannot leave them behind.”
she wrote in a post on XThe Israeli military presence in the area is equivalent to a ground invasion. That’s made clear by the [Israeli military] statement. It’s going to be a part of a starting point, or a launching point, for the occupying forces to implement military operations in the area,
Mahmoud saidIsrael will act with an intensity that you have not seen,
he saidWe want him to know that the most important issue is to get the hostages back,
said 67-year-old Nehama Krysler