Peloni: With the return of the final hostage from Gaza, we must hold firm to the second and third War Aim set forth for the conclusion of the war in Gaza. These include the elimination of the governing and military capabilities of Hamas, and ensuring that there will be no further security threats from Gaza. From recent reports and Kushner’s Davos speech, it is evident that these two latter war aims are not the intended pursuit of the American as they intend to actually maintain Hamas in Gaza, provide them with political status and even the capabilities to enter a future ‘policing’ force, while resetting the the too many times to count failed two state solution into yet a new version of its many formerly failing iterations. As if all the threats troubling Israel over the years could be solved with just a press of some magic reset button, the peace processors are peace processing the region back towards a new war using similar rhetoric and ignoring similar realities that conquest, not peace, is all that is desired from both Hamas and the PA. The American refusal to accept this reality denotes a critical failure in the Trump administration which is more and more committed to this project while ignoring all stated benchmarks demanded of the Arabs, Hamas and the PA. Recall Ted Belman’s Israel Should Declare Three Nos:
This rather than ‘peace in our time’ should be the focus upon which Israel and her allies should make a stand. Anything else, including Kushner’s stated ‘No Plan B’, is simply the latest attempt to supplement arrogance and ignorance in place of strategy and security. Meanwhile, Jordan remains ignored as the designated state for the Arabs of Mandatory Palestine. Recognizing Jordan as Palestine respect history, international law, demographics and the fetishistic need to focus on the plight of the Muslim Palestinians alone, while ignoring the Kurds among many other far more relevant actual peoples who have actually been denied the homeland of their forefathers, something which is only pretended with the Muslim Palestinians.
Americans For A Safe Israel
NEW YORK – Following the recovery of Staff Sergeant Major Ran Gvili’s remains 843 days after the Hamas-led invasion of Israel, a leading pro-Israel organization has declared that the time has come to put an end to all talk about Palestinian statehood. Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI) has stated that one thing that must be learned from October 7 is that no Palestinian Arab state can be allowed to be created anywhere alongside Israel.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog tweeted on X: “Ran Gvili, the hero, returns to his homeland’s landscape after 843 days! The Yamam fighter who went out to save lives – finally returns to his country, his family, and his land. An entire nation is moved to tears.”
Just one year ago, President Isaac Herzog, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said: “The idea of the two-state solution is something which, on record, I supported in the past, many times. But I had a wake-up call following October 7.”
“Not surprisingly, most Israelis see the idea of a Palestinian state differently than the New York Times, NPR and the BBC,” stated Moshe Phillips, Chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel. “Even before October 7, polls consistently showed that most Israelis feared a Palestinian state would be used as a springboard to attack Israel, especially at its most vulnerable nine-mile-wide points along the coast. After October 7, the idea of a Palestinian state seems to most Israelis to constitute a direct threat to Israel’s existence. The best way to make sure Israeli families do not suffer for 843 days the way the Gvili family has is to prevent a Palestinian state.”
About Americans For A Safe Israel:
Established in 1970, Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI) is one of the oldest and most influential pro-Israel organizations in the United States. Its advocacy and educational campaigns serve as a potent counterweight to the rising tide of anti-Israel propaganda. AFSI is not affiliated with any political party in the United States or Israel. AFSI’s website is www.afsi.org.
I was very worried about Herzog in Davos. Thanks goodness he corrected his view of the TSS. Israel must stay strong with regard to who is allowed into the Gaza Strip and who controls it. We did not fight for over 2 years to give it away to entrepreneurs or terrorists or their supporters.