Will Netanyahu succeed in thwarting a deal?!

Those following Israeli affairs and columnists in Hebrew newspapers, along with some officials in the Tel Aviv government, and not just opposition leaders, agree that Netanyahu is the one obstructing the possibility of reaching a deal to stop the war and exchange prisoners that would enable the return of those held by the resistance factions in Gaza. The families of the detainees accuse him of exploiting the continuation of the war, and even seeking to expand its scope, to serve his political purposes, without caring about the lives of their sons, or even the dangers facing Israel if the scope of the war expands and escalates into a regional war.

Netanyahu has succeeded more than once in obstructing progress in the negotiations, and it seems that due to his ability to influence Washington’s position, he has succeeded in twisting the neck of the initiative presented by Biden as an Israeli proposal, even though it has become the subject of international consensus through a resolution issued by the Security Council that Hamas welcomed, as both “the initiative and the resolution” include a comprehensive ceasefire and a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.


Netanyahu, who has become a willing hostage to the fascist right-wing circles in his government, has succeeded once again not only in obstructing reaching an agreement to stop the war on the Gaza Strip, but also in putting the entire region in danger of a regional war that no one but him seeks. After realizing that Washington is determined to avoid slipping into such a war, and even, as is clear, was able to obtain Iranian approval that stopping the war on Gaza would be a satisfactory price for it and its allies, and an alternative to their response to the assassinations of Haniyeh in Tehran and Fouad Shukr in Beirut, the question once again jumps to the forefront: Is Netanyahu seeking once again to sabotage such a possibility by insisting on a direct military presence in the Philadelphi corridor, and other conditions that make the possibility of reaching an agreement almost impossible, according to what his negotiating team is issuing? And does Blinken's tenth visit to the region carry a serious position that differs from his previous visits to stop Netanyahu's games that have become in conflict with the interests of Washington and the Democratic administration, which is on the road to difficult elections?

On the other hand, the Palestinian and Arab side and their ability to influence the international position, especially the American one, it goes without saying that the absence of a unified Palestinian vision and the lack of any unifying political tools and frameworks make the Palestinian influence on the dangerous events sweeping the region completely unnoticeable. Here, what must be discussed regarding the seriousness of President Abbas’s announcement of his intention to go to the Gaza Strip is whether this announcement comes in order to put an end to the war? If this is the reality of the situation, why was it not announced during the past ten months? However, if this is a hint at an official invitation from him to the Security Council, which the president asked to protect his visit, to summon a multinational military force by a decision of the Council, is it possible to achieve this without an agreement with the Hamas movement and the resistance forces, which the field data indicate that the Israeli war of extermination has failed to eliminate? Since bypassing such an agreement, any foreign military presence, regardless of its composition, will be impossible, and will even be viewed by our people as a military force to complete what the fascist Tel Aviv government has failed to achieve, regardless of the attempts to justify it. As for the Arabs, the only support for our people that can be achieved, and has been long awaited, is represented in contributing to the implementation of what was included in the Beijing Declaration, the elements of which have always been the subject of popular consensus. This requires nothing more than convincing the president to invite the secretaries-general of the factions that signed it to an immediate meeting in one of the Arab capitals to implement it, and to begin forming a national consensus government that bears responsibility for managing all aspects of life and affairs of our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which are also exposed to escalating aggression, and not only to discuss the management of the Rafah crossing according to Netanyahu’s conditions, and what it entails not only of humiliation, but also insistence on obstructing relief and reconstruction, which constitute a top priority to prevent displacement and thwart the plans of Netanyahu and his fascist gang.

The third question for the brothers in the political leadership of Hamas and Jihad is: Will abstaining from participating in the next round of negotiations in Cairo eliminate Israel’s use of these negotiations as a cover for its aggression, or will Israel, which seeks to sabotage the possibility of reaching an agreement, try, as it is doing now, to hold them responsible for this obstruction at a time when our people, despite all the pain and great costs, trust that their resistance, which defends their fate with honor and steadfastness, will be able to defend the demands of the minimum conditions for reaching an agreement, especially since they have the highest interest in stopping the war of extermination to which they have been subjected for more than ten months?

Finally, where are the factions that signed the Beijing Agreement, most notably the Fatah and Hamas movements, regarding the requirements for the immediate implementation of what was agreed upon, and in a way that enables our people and their resistance to have a government of consensus and a unified leadership within the framework of the organization that works with all regional and international parties to stop the war and block Netanyahu’s path from continuing with the war of extermination, liquidation and annexation?

These are legitimate questions that are repeated by every Palestinian who is jealous for the blood and lives of his people's sons and daughters, and for the future of this people who have been struggling for a hundred years and making the most precious sacrifices to regain their national rights and defend their national destiny in their country, which is our only homeland. Is there anyone who will answer, Mr. President and leaders of the factions, before we are all eaten like the white bull?!

The absence of a unified Palestinian vision and the lack of any unifying political tools and frameworks make the Palestinian influence on the dangerous events sweeping the region completely unnoticeable.