Posted on 11/09/2025 5:43:28 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Moved almost to tears, three of US President Donald Trump’s closest confidants stood together…on the stage at Hostages Square – a central Tel Aviv plaza that, since the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre, has become the beating heart of weekly demonstrations calling for the release of Israelis still held captive in Gaza and, increasingly, for an end to the war.
It was Witkoff’s third visit to Hostages Square in less than a year, and that compares with not a single visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or most of his ministers.
The hostages’ families have described many times their connection with Witkoff, saying he was available to them on his cellphone 24/7.
Their comforting presence, their genuine admiration for the Israeli people’s strength, and their salute to Israel’s soldiers in their speeches on Saturday were moments of integrity and the underlining of values. Their words, steeped in love for Israel’s citizens, filled the leadership void that left the public orphaned through two painful, bloody years.
The crowd responded accordingly, booing protractedly at the mention of Netanyahu, expressing its frustration with a prime minister they felt has abandoned them.
Those politicians and public figures who have rushed to condemn the booing are precisely those who never bothered to help the hostages’ families, who haven’t been to Hostages Square since the start of the war, and who don’t understand the authentic rage of vast segments of the people. Netanyahu’s and his associates’ sense of insult is yet another example of their disconnect from the public.
Trump made it clear – over Netanyahu’s head and against his policy of downplaying and denigrating the demonstrations against him – that he sees, hears and listens to the Israeli public, which is weary of war.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
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