With President Donald Trump’s 20-point proposal for peace in Gaza on the table, Daniel Flesch, a national security senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, told Newsmax on Monday that “this time is different” because the president has circumvented Hamas to find support in the Arab world.
“There are a few different elements here,” Flesch said on “National Report.” “One is it’s clear that Israel enjoys the full support of the United States, which was not enjoyed in the last administration. Number two is Israel has defeated all Hamas supporters in the region, mainly Hezbollah in the north. Obviously, it’s attacked Iran with U.S. support earlier this summer.
“And finally, similar to the Abraham Accords, the president went around the Palestinians, around Hamas, to the Arab world to say, ‘Let me solicit your support. Let’s get all on the same side here and pressure Hamas.’ So, Hamas is without options.”
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