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If Trump wins, Israeli officials fear clash over inability to quickly end Gaza war
Times of Israel ^ | October 21, 2024 | Jacob Magib

Posted on 10/22/2024 9:04:57 PM PDT by Angelino97

Two senior Israeli officials have expressed concern to The Times of Israel over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s repeated call for Israel to quickly end its war against Hamas in Gaza, fearing an inability to do so will lead to a clash if the former president returns to office in January.

“There are internal political constraints to ending the war quickly,” one of the Israeli officials from the security establishment said on Sunday.

While declining to elaborate, he appeared to refer to the makeup of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, which includes far-right elements who have opposed hostage deal proposals conditioned on a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

There is also near-unanimity within the Netanyahu government against allowing the Palestinian Authority to play a role in the governance of Gaza. A second Israeli official said this has contributed to the war dragging on, as Jerusalem struggles to find a viable alternative to fill the power vacuum in Gaza, thereby allowing Hamas to regain its footing in areas where the IDF has left.

A lawmaker from the opposition — also speaking on condition of anonymity — acknowledged that dragging out the war through the 2025 US presidential inauguration would sour relations with Vice President Kamala Harris if she were to win in November.

However, “Netanyahu has managed clashes with Democratic presidents without paying a heavy price. In fact, he campaigns on his ability to stand up to them,” the lawmaker said.

"A fight with Trump is something he hasn’t really had to deal with, and I think it’s something he’d want to avoid, but [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich and [National Security Minister Itamar] Ben Gvir may not let him,” the MK added, referring to the far-right cabinet ministers whose support the premier needs to remain in power.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews

1 posted on 10/22/2024 9:04:57 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: Angelino97

How about we just stop giving Iran the billions of dollars it needs to fund terrorists?


2 posted on 10/22/2024 9:08:29 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder

👍👍👍👍👍


3 posted on 10/22/2024 9:11:52 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Angelino97

I suppose Israeli officials would be happy if Harris wins and the US keeps supporting the terrorists?


4 posted on 10/22/2024 9:12:43 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
Oh no they're not. Partisan media spinners, trying to change the subject from this:

5 posted on 10/22/2024 9:14:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Angelino97

Just go Old Testament on the infidels already!


6 posted on 10/22/2024 9:15:32 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Angelino97

Two,

had to find something.....🚽


7 posted on 10/22/2024 9:17:30 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

That action would end the war very quickly. It would also hamper Houthi Red Sea attacks. Stop making sense.


8 posted on 10/22/2024 9:18:56 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Angelino97

This article is just plain stupid.

Polar opposite of reality. Must be some kind of Democrat/Deep State misinformation plant.


9 posted on 10/22/2024 9:19:44 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (It’s my favorite Holiday time at FR: Fear Porn Season)
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To: Angelino97

>> Two senior Israeli officials have expressed concern to The Times of Israel over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s repeated call for Israel to quickly end its war against Hamas in Gaza

Oh, please. Who are these “two senior Israeli officials”? Biden plants?

President Trump LOVES Israel. His preferred mechanism for “quickly end[ing] its war against Hamas in Gaza” will be to totally, completely, QUICKLY kick Hamas’ ass — Pally civilians and UN and US State Department be damned.

Am Yisrael Chai!!!


10 posted on 10/22/2024 9:21:05 PM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

“ This article is just plain stupid.

Polar opposite of reality. Must be some kind of Democrat/Deep State misinformation plant.”
*********************************************

IMHO you are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.


11 posted on 10/22/2024 9:24:14 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX.)
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To: House Atreides

Israeli media are as biased and corrupt as the US mainstream media.


12 posted on 10/22/2024 9:26:40 PM PDT by phil00071
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

TOI is a Leftist mouthpiece for Israel’s Deep State WASPs (White Ashkenaz Socialist Post-Zionist) who can’t accept that they can no longer win elections and so resort to street riots and media hyperpropaganda.


13 posted on 10/22/2024 9:30:39 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Angelino97

Funny thing is that the Biden misadministration supports Hamas and Hezbollah, probably secretly supplying weapons and ammo too.
Certainly supplying them with intel as per the Pentagon leak.


14 posted on 10/22/2024 9:33:25 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: Angelino97

Trump will knee cap Zelensky.
But he won’t knee cap Israel.
This article was probably written
by a Liberal Jewish Writer.
Intended to give American Jews
2nd thoughts about voting for Trump.


15 posted on 10/22/2024 9:48:09 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: SunkenCiv

Spot on. There’s an Iranian mole in the pentagon.


16 posted on 10/22/2024 10:00:48 PM PDT by NavyShoe
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To: Angelino97

There is no such thing as a permanent cease fire in the Middle East.


17 posted on 10/23/2024 4:38:45 AM PDT by No Party Affiliation
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To: Angelino97

Methinks these “worrywarts” may be some of the ones leaking Israel’s plans to the terrorists...


18 posted on 10/23/2024 5:30:45 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: NavyShoe; Scott from the Left Coast

Pentagon, media, and other units of the Demagogic Party.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4272733/posts?page=9#9


19 posted on 10/23/2024 7:01:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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