News From Antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Israel is looking to reach a ceasefire by Trump’s inauguration, but Israel’s demands are a non-starter
Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, a close aide of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held talks with President-elect Donald Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago this week, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
The report, which cited unnamed Israeli officials, said Dermer’s message was that Israel was looking to give Trump an early foreign policy win by reaching a ceasefire by January. However, Israel’s conditions for a ceasefire include demands that are a non-starter for Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.
“There is an understanding that Israel would gift something to Trump … that in January, there will be an understanding about Lebanon,” an Israeli official told the Post. Another Israeli official said that there were also plans in place to ramp up Israeli ground operations in Lebanon if a deal isn’t reached.
The inclusion of Kushner in the talks with Dermer and Trump signals he may have a role in the incoming administration, even though reports have said he ruled out the idea. The Post report said that Kushner could play an advisory role if there are negotiations to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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