"Netanyahu Is the Problem": Ex-Bernie Adviser Matt Duss on Why Gaza Ceasefire Remains Elusive
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for a second straight day Tuesday, as Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, claimed Israel and Hamas were nearing a breakthrough on a ceasefire agreement.
Israeli media are reporting Netanyahu is under "extreme" pressure to reach a 60-day ceasefire deal, but Netanyahu's "interests and the interests of his government remain to make this a perpetual, ongoing war," says Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy.
The U.S.-Israeli proposal would see 10 living Israeli hostages released, along with the bodies of deceased hostages, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Hamas negotiators are also seeking the withdrawal of Israeli forces, guarantees for an end to the war, the resumption of humanitarian aid shipments overseen by the U.N. and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and an end to the operations of the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Israeli Soldier Details Arbitrary Killing Of Civilians In Gaza!
During an interview with Sky News, an anonymous Israeli soldier admitted that he and his fellos soldiers in Gaza killed Palestinian civilians at random, with decisions to shoot sometimes based solely on a commander's mood. He described how prolonged exposure to such violence leads to the normalization of killing and a breakdown of moral judgment.
Jimmy discusses similar historical accounts from the 1948 Nakba, where Israeli soldiers admitted to committing atrocities, including mass killings, rape, and burning villages, which some survivors recount with disturbing detachment. Such violence has been central to Israel’s founding and ongoing actions in Gaza and the West Bank today.
