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Kushner plans Israel visit as Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan
Jared Kushner is planning his first trip to Israel since January to push the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, which centres on disarming Hamas and a possible Israeli withdrawal. The…
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Jared Kushner is planning his first trip to Israel since January to push the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, which centres on disarming Hamas and a possible Israeli withdrawal. The visit comes days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected the disarmament plan, according to Axios citing five unnamed sources. A US official told the publication that the White House sees Netanyahu's statement as election season politics rather than a real policy change.
Netanyahu faces an October election and pressure from coalition partners. Despite his rejection, Israel has scaled back strikes on Gaza and pulled forces back to the Yellow Line as agreed. Kushner, accompanied by Gaza envoy Nickolay Mladenov, will meet Israeli officials and may travel to other Middle East capitals. The White House wants to prevent the election from stalling progress.
The Indian Opinion
Netanyahu's public rejection of the disarmament plan is being read in Washington as election-season posturing, not a policy shift. That assessment is convenient for both sides, but it risks papering over real differences. The test will come after the October vote: will Kushner still be welcomed then, or will the plan quietly die? Watch whether Israel continues to hold back strikes once the election is over.
Source: timesnownews.com
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