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Can 'Houdini of Middle East' wriggle out of straitjacket being prepared for him?
They call Benjamin Netanyahu the Houdini of the Middle East.
Can he wriggle out of the straitjacket being prepared for him? Donald Trump appears to be indicating that time is running out for the Israeli offensive in Gaza. The Arab and Muslim leaders he met here at the UN General Assembly this week are warning him that his signature foreign policy achievement is in jeopardy because of the war.
The Abraham Accords normalised relations between Israel and the Gulf states, the UAE and Bahrain. But Israeli threats to annexe the West Bank and the relentless campaign in Gaza are threatening to unravel them.
The Trump team have a 21-point Gaza peace plan. Broadly speaking, it envisions the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, the release of the hostages, and an international security force in Gaza.
But it also envisions the eventual return of the Palestinian Authority to run Gaza and makes no mention of Israeli settlements. On both points, the plan is at odds with the hopes of Netanyahu's far-right coalition allies, upon whose support he relies to stay in power.
More than that, judging from his speech at the UN, Netanyahu is in no mood for an end to the war, not yet. He still wants to "finish off the job.
Amir Nisi
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