Unlike the leaders of many other nations, President Donald Trump recognizes that pressure for peace in Gaza needs to be applied to Hamas — not Israel — Ariella Rada, spokesperson for the Consulate General of Israel in New York, told Newsmax Monday.
“We are very grateful to Trump and his administration,” Rada said on “National Report.” “They have been so supportive since the beginning of this war, and nothing of what you’re seeing right now could have happened without their assistance, without their pushing of Hamas.”
“One of the things that encourages us is that we see that the Trump administration is looking to pressure Hamas and not pressure Israel, as everybody else is doing, unfortunately, which is the wrong thing to do.”
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