Kushner thanks Witkoff, Trump for efforts in securing ceasefire
Jared Kushner has begun his address in ‘Hostage Square’, thanking Witkoff for undertaking this “impossible task”.
“When things got tough and we ran into brick walls every time that happened, we just said, ‘let’s make a new plan, let’s try again.’ And that’s what being partners with Steve [Witkoff] is like,” Kushner said.
“Working with President Trump on this, his commitment to seeing peace, to seeing the hostages return home, to seeing Israel secure and safe and to seeing the entire Middle East stable and thriving, is unmatched,” he added as the crowd chanted “Thank you Trump”.
Kushner said seeing some of the acts committed on October 7, 2023, made him think of how “fortunate we are to have a society with rules and laws and people with morals”.
“Since then, my heart has not been complete, and it’s been a tremendous burden that I’ve felt to see these hostages come home, to see their families get the closure they deserve and to end this nightmare,” he added.
‘Thank you, President Trump,’ Ivanka Trump says
The US president’s daughter has taken the microphone in Tel Aviv, saying she is “in awe” of the “strength and conviction” of the captives’ families.
“And the president wanted me to share … that he sees you, he hears you, he stands with you – always, always,” Ivanka said, drawing chants of “Thank you, Trump!” from the crowd.
“The return of each hostage is not only a moment of homecoming and relief, it’s a triumph of faith, of courage, and of our shared humanity,” she said.
Kushner says people in Gaza deserve for this war to end their ‘suffering’
“For most of them were experiencing this through no fault of their own other than being born into a situation that was horrific,” he told the crowd, who chanted “we want peace”.
The senior adviser said the celebration will begin on Monday when phase one of the deal is complete and the captives are returned.
“What I did come here tonight to say was that I couldn’t be more proud to see the way that the State of Israel and its people have carried themselves through this traumatic, unthinkable, horrific experience,” he said.
“Instead of replicating the barbarism of the enemy, you chose to be exceptional, you chose to stand for the values that you stand for and I couldn’t be prouder to be a friend of Israel, somebody who supports Israel and somebody who fights very strongly to see Israel survive,” Kushner added.
The senior adviser also thanked the Israeli military for their “heroism”.
What the actual fuck. The IDF certainly didn't replicate the barbarism of the enemy, they went so far beyond the war crimes committed will take many decades to recover from and even longer to investigate and prosecute (if ever).
"Heroism" in bragging about their war crimes on social media while remotely operating drones killing children, crushing people with military bulldozers, using aid seekers for target practice and so on.
Trump and Kushner belong in front of the ICC.
