Sinwar and Netanyahu succeed
Recent reports from a famous Israeli journalist of Axios highlight the Biden foreign policy team’s despair over the ceasefire agreement plan in Gaza, showing the disarray of the negotiations and the complete chaos of the situation. So far, the significant achievement of this team has been to prevent a full-scale war in the region. However, beyond that, the execution of six hostages by Hamas has changed everything. Biden was on the verge of presenting a final plan to both sides for a ceasefire agreement, and he shares his anger with Hamas and the Israeli government with the Emir of Qatar and the President of Egypt. In any case, several other American hostages remain among those held by Hamas. The families of the hostages, in talks with the White House, had asked American officials to negotiate with Hamas for the release of their loved ones without considering Israeli conditions. This plan was never taken seriously, but Biden is furious over Hamas’s recent actions and the execution of hostages, one of whom was an American citizen. His team has concluded that Sinwar, like Netanyahu, is determined to disrupt the groundwork for an agreement, and the remaining solution is to pressure him through the Egyptians and Qataris. Netanyahu’s bizarre press conferences and his words and actions have shown his determination to maintain the current situation. There is no one in the world who does not know that he needs the continuation of war and crisis to stay in power as Prime Minister and to avoid going to prison in the cases he is entangled in. He paralyzed negotiations by using the issue of border corridors. Sinwar is also in a position where any peace and ceasefire without guaranteeing his dominance over Gaza will end his career. He executed the sinister operation on October 7th with the hope of maximum popularity, increasing extremism in Israel, drawing other Palestinian groups, Hezbollah, and Iran into the battlefield, and disrupting Arab-Israeli relations. Only the second goal was achieved, and he failed in the rest. With what Hamas did on October 7th, there is no way back. The execution of hostages also revived the memory of Hamas’s dark actions on that day. Naturally, Sinwar is not concerned about the fate of the people of Gaza, and his internal discussions with other Hamas officials, which were published some time ago, confirm this reality. On Sunday, news came that senior Israeli negotiators, frustrated by Netanyahu’s obstructions and hindrances, told the hostage families that an agreement is unlikely. They asked these families to continue their efforts to pressure Netanyahu and not to stop the public protests. Bitter days await these families and the innocent people of Gaza. Netanyahu and Sinwar are on the path to great success, their continuation and survival at the cost of their people’s lives.