Posted on 10/12/2025 5:20:36 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis poured into Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square on Saturday night in what everyone present was hoping would be the final vigil on behalf of the hostages taken to Gaza two years ago.
Some of the stars of the rally were three American Jews — Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump — who played a role in pushing negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the finish line.
Witkoff was visibly emotional. “I dreamed of this night. It’s been a long journey. This is the most powerful sight,” Trump’s Middle East envoy told the crowd. “All of our hearts beating as one.”
When Witkoff thanked Trump, loud cheers resounded. But when he mentioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the crowd booed. Multiple times, he had to ask to be allowed to go on before saying, “I was in the trenches with the prime minister, believe me, he was a very important part.”
Many Israelis blame Netanyahu for prolonging the war and the hostages’ captivity, a sentiment that independent reporting has supported and that Trump reportedly expressed privately at times in the course of negotiating an end to the war.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, followed, praising Witkoff, thanking the Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza and describing his own reaction to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Kushner, who has significant business interests and relations across the Middle East, also was the only speaker to mention Gazans who also experienced two years of war after Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza.
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- 1,153 IDF troops have been killed.
- Over 40% were under the age of 21.
And that's not counting the lifelong debilitating injuries, the uptick in suicides, and residual trauma that Israel as a whole has borne since the war's start, and that will sadly remain.
Mothers of these young soldiers would tearfully beg for the war's end in Israeli media. So Netanyahu and his government were not only losing the PR credibility around the world, but at home. He lost credibility with many of his own people.
(And it's no secret that he and Trump have had their tiffs as well.)
Not buying it.
Video of the crowd reaction:
https://youtube.com/shorts/I0ZDREFpFQg?si=XPVb85fHw9I6QUti
Did he prolong the war or was Netanyahu essentially delivering the atom bomb a la Hiroshima that caused enough pain to bring this to an end (...for now)?
Witkoff is a terrible public speaker...completely wilted
Why is Fox not covering this live?? CNN has some coverage but i feel as though i have to wash my eyes with acid after watching them...
Sky news is not covering this either. What is going on?
Antifa is in Israel fueling the left and hatred for Netanyahu.
They’ve been there a long time (in Palestine too) they’re probably the ones doing a lot of the booing.
If Netanyahu hadn’t made Hamas miserable, there would be zero hostages coming back-dead or alive.
And the dead hostages are the fault of Hamas.
I still think all of them should be killed.
CNN has live coverage- i hate to give them another viewer....
H3 lost credibility with me for fighting a stupid half war.
Netanyahu has been a great wartime leader. But Israel has a vile leftist faction that will boo him no matter what.
Why Netanyahu helped fund Hamas and how that backfired for Israel
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. - Luke 8:17
The same crowd that booed Netanyahu is the same crowd that cheered for Jared & Ivanka; Steve Witkoff, and the mention of Donald Trump.
Dissension against Netanyahu is mainstream, but he has benefitted from there not being better alternative options.
Regardless of party, I’m weary of anyone hanging onto power that long. George Washington will always he a paragon of virtue for making term limits a norm in our country at least.
My question is has even one hostage been released yet?
Great question and l will be surprised if they release them all. No more leverage if they do.
I hate to be a Debbie Downer but I have zero faith this peace deal will work. Hamas is just looking for a way to regroup.
The real question should be why are you still wasting your time watching Fox news?
Israel has it’s own share of ‘wokester’ idiots.
I’m with you.
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