Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday presented his cabinet with a plan for the “day after” Hamas’s defeat in Gaza, calling for local officials with no ties to terrorism to run the government and for Israel to impose military control. I asked for it.
The next day, perhaps just days away, Netanyahu finally announced his plan. The full text translation is as follows:
For the time being:
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The plan does not explicitly eliminate the role of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in governing Palestinian communities in the West Bank. A Palestinian state is also not included, leaving the issue for future bilateral negotiations. I am intentionally vague on these points.
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s goal in leaving these contentious issues undefined appears to be to satisfy the demands of the Biden administration on the one hand and those of his coalition right-wing partners on the other. But on some other issues, Netanyahu is perfectly clear.
One is that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) must have full freedom to control Gaza’s borders and operate within Gaza to prevent terrorism. From the Palestinian perspective, the Gaza Strip is to be completely demilitarized, with the exception of civilian police.
Another is that Israel would establish a one-kilometre-wide buffer zone within the Gaza Strip, an uninhabited land that protects Israeli border communities that Hamas attacked on October 7 (in contrast, the Biden administration insists it will not lose territory in Gaza). )
Finally, the plan advocates for “de-radicalizing” Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu has envisioned a possible role for the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but Qatar, which shelters Hamas, appears to be sitting on the sidelines. It also excludes the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
era of israel Note Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan stipulates that “Israel will only allow Gaza reconstruction to begin after the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip is completed and a ‘de-radicalization process’ has begun” to end the effects of terrorism. has been done.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of the recent book, The Zionist Conspiracy (And How to Participate in It), now available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
