What is the American initiative and why should we adopt it?

By Tamir Hayman

The US Initiative for Regional Change includes the following:

1. - Continued Israeli security responsibility with the kidnapped deal.
2. - Normalization with Saudi Arabia.
3. - Replacing Hamas's control with the control of a new Palestinian authority, which has characteristics different from the current authority.
4. - An American-Saudi defense alliance against Iran and the axis of resistance.
5. - Saudi support and money for the reconstruction of Gaza (instead of the pro-Hamas Qatari support)

Now clarifications:

This proposal exists only thanks to operational achievements and military successes in the field.

The offensive effort must not be stopped, and it is important to deepen it.

The proposal is the basis for negotiations on a ceasefire, not for stopping the fighting.

I want to clarify some of the concepts that have taken root and could cause turmoil in the relationship with the army, and with regard to the goals set by the political echelon of the army, and the concept of “the day after the war”: Is the army fighting separately, without any relationship to what the political echelon has set for the day after the war? Is it possible to maintain combat effectiveness without the guidance of the political level regarding the strategy for exiting the war?

In addition, “the army” is a very broad term, and talk about “after the war” is very vague. In order to preserve the Army's achievements and combat effectiveness, the government must determine the desired end state. The security system must work to achieve this, and the General Staff must direct the army there. At the level of tactical leadership, for a company commander, or a brigade commander, it does not change anything who will control Gaza after the war, but this does not apply to the level of the General Staff, which works according to the directives of the political level in order to transfer responsibility to the party that will replace “Hamas.” ".

Regarding the concept of “the day after the war,” we must learn a lesson from what happened in the northern Gaza Strip. The violent fighting is over, and Hamas is returning, because the chaos facilitates the return of its control.

In conclusion, it can be said that the fighting is not strong enough, and political thinking is not proactive enough. What is happening in northern Gaza applies to all other regions, without talking about the Rafah crossing and the Philadelphia axis.