WorldNetanyahu’s rejection of Gaza plan exposes limits of Trump’s pressure: Analysis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned down the Gaza peace plan announced last month by the US President’s Board of Peace. He says Israel will not withdraw until Hamas has been completely disarmed. Middle East specialist Phyllis Bennis described the decision as unsurprising, arguing that US pressure has so far remained mainly “in the arena of words”. She said Washington would need to cut off military aid and arms to exert meaningful pressure on Israel.

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