PNN – Western analysts believe that while the catastrophic conditions in Gaza are worsening day by day and the Zionist regime is becoming more isolated in the international arena, Donald Trump has the power to use his influence and leverage, especially against Benjamin Netanyahu, to prevent the war from continuing further.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the crisis in Gaza is worsening day by day, and there are no encouraging signs of a resolution to the crisis; in this situation, the inaction of US President Donald Trump has become misleading. According to Western experts, it is time for him to take action and take steps to end the war in Gaza.
Daniel B. Shapiro, former US ambassador to the occupied territories in the Obama administration, states in a note referring to the regime’s military’s readiness to implement Netanyahu’s war plan in Gaza: Israeli society is divided between those who want the war to continue until Hamas is completely defeated and those who are demonstrating in the streets by the hundreds of thousands, demanding an end to the war and an agreement to return all prisoners held by Hamas. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire and is set to worsen as Israel’s operation expands, while Israel’s international isolation deepens.
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An analyst at the Atlantic Council think tank believes that Trump made efforts to focus on the Gaza war before entering the White House, but since then, his policies have significantly contributed to the worsening of the war and missed opportunities to hasten its end. For example, his proposal to build a “Middle East Riviera” in Gaza emboldened hardline politicians close to Netanyahu—such as Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Internal Security Minister Itamar Ben-Giver—to push for the full occupation, resettlement, and annexation of Palestinian land.
Trump made no public objection to Israel’s March cutoff of international aid to Gaza, which led to a famine, and now he has shown no concern about the expansion of Israel’s military operation, which many believe is baseless and doomed to failure. In fact, Trump appears to support it.
According to the above analysis, the regime’s confusion about the real purpose, strategy, duration, and final status of the expansion of operations in Gaza should sound alarm bells. There is no logic in stopping the operation in Gaza City, and even that would require the evacuation of several hundred thousand Palestinian civilians, likely to cause significant casualties. This clearly means that after 22 months, the Israeli cabinet has committed itself to more months of war.
This is while only the United States is able to pressure Tel Aviv to think carefully about the benefits of attacking Gaza, while there is no sign of such a contact being made.
Even a narrow focus on American interests raises serious questions for the Trump administration: Is it in America’s interest for Israel to become increasingly isolated, even as Western allies impose restrictions on arms transfers and prepare to recognize a Palestinian state?
Trump has unique leverage over Netanyahu, with almost none of the political constraints his predecessors had on dealing with Israel. The United States should join efforts to intensify negotiations to end the war. Steve Whittaker, the special envoy for the Middle East, who also handles Iran and Ukraine, is too busy. A full-time senior American envoy should be focused on this case.