The failure of the Palestinian Authority’s security operation against the Jenin gunmen shows why the PA cannot be trusted to assume control over the Gaza Strip, where thousands of Hamas and PIJ terrorists continue to operate, especially after the recent US-brokered ceasefire-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas.
Like Abbas, no Arab country will invest in or get involved in the Gaza Strip as long as Iran’s Islamist proxies continue to dominate it. Given the recent return of hundreds of convicted terrorists released from Israeli prisons to the streets in exchange for hostages — many of whom are dead — the possibility of another October 7-style atrocity against Israelis is still all too real.
President Donald J. Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, may have the best of intentions, but unfortunately appears to have placed his trust in his real estate business associate, Qatar, which is a major funder of Hamas.
Witkoff, who regrettably took a terrible, ready-to-wear deal from the Biden administration… is proving an unfortunate embarrassment to Trump.
From the beginning, the deal should have been, as then-President-elect Trump put it, that all the hostages must be released before his inauguration or “all hell will break out.” Such a warning presupposes that all the hostages, dead and alive, are placed at the border, on a certain date at a certain time. No negotiations, no release of hundreds of terrorists, nothing… It would be interesting to know how Trump’s strong, original vision got so badly derailed. […]
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