At Davos, the US president again vowed military action if Hamas refuses to disarm—but after months of threats and no follow-through, few in Israel or Gaza take it seriously.
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Israel may not like it, but is limited in its ability to resist the move, observers tell JNS.
As President Donald Trump announced Gaza’s “Peace Board,” the terrorist organization was rebuilding.
Finance minister warns foreign-led Gaza plans risk repeating the 2005 disaster and says Israel must reassert control over the Strip.
“No one can predict what tomorrow will bring in Iran, but one thing is clear: no matter what happens—Iran will not return to being what it was,” said the Israeli premier.
The impetus for Orit Strook’s letter was an Israel Security Agency statement at a recent Cabinet meeting that the PA would succeed in proving it had reformed its curriculum.
Much of the international community has clung to the fiction that Hamas and Fatah are different—that Hamas is irredeemably extremist, while Fatah, which dominates the Palestinian Authority, is flawed but pragmatic.
While the United States is establishing its “Board of Peace” to rebuilt the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu has openly distanced himself from parts of the plan—due to significant security concerns regarding the involvement of hostile regional actors.
Despite international assurances, PA textbooks continue to glorify violence, deny Israel’s existence and mirror Hamas ideology.
