# Why White House envoys cannot sway Israel’s war leader

https://mins.news/en/item/26057

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 10:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/19/why-white-house-envoys-cannot-sway-israels-war-leader?traffic_source=rss

> US Middle East envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, which Netanyahu rejected after Hamas accepted it. The article argues that Netanyahu is unlikely to compromise because ending the wars could damage his political image as “Mr Security” and affect the handling of his criminal trial.

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