When Hamas replied with a conditional “yes, but” to President Trump’s Gaza peace initiative on Friday, Trump quickly phoned Israeli Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu to share what he viewed as an encouraging sign, according to Axios.
Netanyahu was not as enthused. “Bibi told Trump this is nothing to celebrate, and that it doesn’t mean anything,” a U.S. official familiar with the call told Axios.
Trump reportedly snapped back: “I don’t know why you’re always so [expletive] negative. This is a win. Take it.”
The sharp exchange, which a second U.S. official confirmed, underscored Trump’s resolve to push past Netanyahu’s doubts and persuade him to bring the conflict to a close if Hamas agreed to a deal.
Hamas’ official reply to the Trump plan stated that the group was prepared to free all remaining hostages in exchange for an end to the fighting and a full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, while asking to negotiate many of the plan’s specifics.
Behind closed doors on Friday, Netanyahu told American officials he regarded Hamas’ response as a rejection of Trump’s proposal. He emphasized the need for close coordination with Washington to ensure it wouldn’t appear as though Hamas had reacted positively, an Israeli official told Axios.
Trump’s perspective was the opposite. Having feared Hamas would dismiss the offer entirely, he took the measured response as a potential opportunity for progress, a senior U.S. official said.
According to two American officials, Trump was frustrated when Netanyahu’s reaction during their call was far more cautious than he had expected, prompting the president’s blunt retort.
In a brief Saturday interview with Axios, Trump recounted their exchange, saying he told Netanyahu this was his “chance for victory” and insisted that Netanyahu ultimately aligned with his position. “He was fine with it. He’s got to be fine with it. He has no choice. With me, you got to be fine,” Trump said.
Only a few hours after speaking with Netanyahu, Trump released a public statement urging Israel to pause its air strikes in Gaza. Roughly three hours later, Netanyahu issued the command to halt the bombardments.
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How could Netanyahu be positive if he knows he is working with Hamas liars?
I feel bad for Netanyahu, but this proves that Trump, as good as he is, really does not understand the matzav that Israel is in with regard to the animalistic lowlifes, Islamo nazis called Hamas.
Why would you feel badly for a heretic in charge of the greatest force of shmad the world has ever seen?
Trump is an idiot. Yes he wants to help israel blah blah, but that doesnt change that he has serious judgement issues.
Look at Putin. Spun Trump for a tango and left him to pay for the date..
Yea the way he’s been bragging about ending a 3,000 year old conflict because some towelheads said they may release our hostages. Totally out of touch with reality
Trumpbis a all about Trump and his legacy! It’s about his Nobel prize. Let’s not forget that he is the Narcissist in Chief!
(My comment came after 1&2 were posted. They are both so right!)
True. If only Gwen Walz would of managed to get into the White House, the Palestinians would have immediately released all the Jewish hostages on day 1.
I find it amusing that people spout off on this when they have essentially zero clue as to what really is going on behind the scenes and the real politics, not the nonsense they feed the newspapers.
Given that Zionism and its Zionist “State” are all about shmad and that the leaders of that “State” and their predecessors have lied to the world for over a century, you cannot trust those wicked heretics. That’s first of all. Then, there are the actual/real politics in play which, again, you and I have zero idea unless you have special access to that.
It is very silly to call President Trump “an idiot” and “Narcissist in Chief” and all the other childish names. Was it idiotic and narcissistic of him to move our embassy to Jerusalem, for example? Did he do that too for a “Nobel Prize”? Rabbosai, please, use your brains a little before calling names.