Conversation with Jared Kushner during Yalta European Strategy conference 2026

Peloni:  Kushner tells how he exploited the aftermath of Israel’s attack on Qatar to force Israel’s acceptance of the Trump 20 Point Plan against its will.  See David Wurmser’s comments on Kushner’s attempt to undermine Netanyahu while offering a different interpretation.  Meanwhile, after nearly a year after Hamas was to be disarmed, it remains armed, and it has increased its strength, its fortifications, and its preparations for war as Kushner continues to pretend that its disarmament will take place any day now.  Most recently, last month he indicated that Hamas would be disarmed within a month, yet not a single weapon, nor even a single bullet has been collected from this terror organization.

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But he crops it in a humiliating and aggressive way against Netanyahu; he implies he seized on his “failure” to force on him a deal he would not have done.

Perhaps, but there is a compelling case to be made that the strike, even in failure, made the key point to Hamas’ key… https://t.co/r0Gm9ZaDUV

— David Wurmser (@Wurmserscribit) September 13, 2026

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But he crops it in a humiliating and aggressive way against Netanyahu; he implies he seized on his “failure” to force on him a deal he would not have done.

Perhaps, but there is a compelling case to be made that the strike, even in failure, made the key point to Hamas’ key patrons at the time who were encouraging Hamas to hold out: Qatar and Turkey.

By striking Doha, it signaled those two that the safe, quaint little game they were playing through Palestinian Arab and Israeli lives while enjoying immunity from consequences was over. Israel signaled that they would begin also to pay the price for their mentoring, funding, supporting and providing safe haven for Hamas leaders.

As such, the moment their immunity from being touched themselves by the conflict was lifted by Israel’s strike, they panicked and sought to shut it down immediately. Not out of altruistic or good will, but out of fear that their bluff has been called and they face consequences.

In that sense, it was the strike itself and not the following diplomacy that was the central factor in getting the hostages out.