Benjamin Netanyahu remains insistent that any deal must allow Israel to continue the war against Hamas after captives are exchanged
Documents cited by the New York Times (NYT) on 13 August confirm that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has added new conditions to Israel’s demands in ceasefire talks, which threaten to further upend the negotiations.
The unpublished documents show that Israel “relayed a list of new stipulations in late July to American, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators that added less flexible conditions to a set of principles it had made in late May,” NYT reported.
It added that the documents “make clear that the behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the Netanyahu government has been extensive.”
Israel’s amendments to the May proposal, given to mediators ahead of a Rome meeting late last month, stipulated that its troops must remain in control of the southern Gaza border, including the Rafah crossing and the vital Philadelphi Corridor.
It also included restrictions on the return of displaced Palestinians to the north of the strip.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle
Related: 8/11 — Hostage Families: This Is What We Have Been Trying To Get The World To Know, That Netanyahu Has Been Sabotaging The Deal.
8/10— White House Accuses Netanyahu Government Minister of Endangering American Lives.
8/9 — Arab Officials Say Gaza Ceasefire Deal Won’t Happen Unless US Pressures Israel
8/5 —Hostage Families: "Majority of us Israelis want a deal and the war to end.
8/4 — Israeli Defense Chiefs Believe Netanyahu Isn't Interested in Gaza Deal
7/31— 'Why Kill Him Now': Israeli Hostage Families Fear Impact of Haniyeh Killing on Cease-fire Deal— Haaretz [more]
7/29 — Times of Israel — Ex-Hostage: Slain Captive Said Netanyahu Won’t Work to Free us Because We’re Leftists
6/9: WATCH: Ben Gvir's Response To a Hostage Family Member Asking About Efforts to Free His Relative in Gaza, 'Stop Being a Leftist' [meme]
7/27— 🚨🇮🇱Top Israeli Negotiators Refuse Joining Next Round of Ceasefire Talks Citing Govt ‘Sabotage’ [see]
7/18 — Mossad Chief Says Netanyahu’s Demand May Thwart Ceasefire Deal
7/14 — Netanyahu Reverses Key Israeli Concession Made in Ceasefire Negotiations
7/13 — Netanyahu: 'It is Not Right To Stop' War 'Now', Because of 'Positive Progress'
7/10— 🚨 Israel's Negotiation Team Speaks With Haaretz...
6/6 - Was October 7th Allowed to Happen To Further The Greater Israel Agenda? Did The Hannibal Directive Ever End? [X] — Part 4 of TheMcgwire's Oct 7th Series
..Many Israelis have been very angry at Netanyahu for not prioritizing the hostages, accusing him of putting political ambitions and personal interests ahead of the lives of Israeli captives still held by Hamas, and the interests of Israel.
...3/28 — Haaretz: Netanyahu Is Sabotaging Chances for a Hostage Deal, and Defense Chiefs Are Angry
"…most of the delays by the Israelis stem from Netanyahu's ... political considerations."..
...5/31 — NBC: Netanyahu Won’t Agree to Hostage Release Deal Unless It Polls Well for Him, Israeli Families Say They Were Told
"“The Israeli government made a conscious and deliberate decision to sacrifice the hostages,” the Hostage Family Forum said in a statement Friday. “The hostages, and the entire State of Israel, have been taken captive by those who chose political interests over their national and governmental duty.”
5/31 — Netanyahu Unwilling to Rescue Captives ‘Without Political Benefits’: Report
...The same day the Hostage Families account made its debut on X, on June 4th, Mediate ran the headline: "Biden Implies Netanyahu Is Prolonging Israel-Hamas War For His Own Political Gain".
This implication by Biden echoed what many Israelis have been saying, including a former Mossad Chief as discussed earlier in the article: Netanyahu is prolonging the war for his own political agenda (implication is against the best interests of Israelis)
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