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Neville Witkoff
[Townhall] Donald Trump’s envoy is reportedly hellbent on saving Hamas and Iran.After the First Gulf War, the PLO was in real trouble. They had backed Saddam Hussein and by doing so lost all of their Saudi and Gulf funding. Yasir Arafat presided over a broken organization that was in Tunis instead of Jerusalem. Who saved the PLO from bankruptcy and irrelevance? Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. Through the Oslo Accords, the PLO received international legitimacy, land, weapons, and most importantly, money. The Israeli leadership saved the Palestinian terrorist organization and several thousand dead Jews later, one can conclude that these actions were a disaster. Donald Trump is ultimately a nice guy. Sure, he can make noise and threats, but deep down, he wants good for others. He said as much during his Gulf visit—namely that he wants good for Iran, for the Palestinians, for the Syrians, etc. There are times in life when one has to be ruthless; great leaders know when they need to destroy their enemy beyond a mere 51 percent victory. Generals Patton and LeMay understood it and pulverized their enemies until they gave up. Donald Trump does not have it in him to crush Iran and Hamas. It’s like a doctor removing a cancer and saying, "What the heck, let’s leave a little of it in there, it’s so cute." Trump and his people often say that Iran will not have a nuclear bomb; I hate to say that they are not the only ones who have a say on the subject. Oftentimes, the reality of a country—North Korea, Pakistan—having a bomb comes too late and as a big surprise. Iran will get the bomb; the only question will be what happens next. Either that, or Trump will be deeply offended by Bibi. Related: Witkoff 05/29/2025 Iranian sources: Tehran may pause enrichment for US nod on nuclear rights, release of frozen funds Witkoff 05/27/2025 Israel rejects Gaza truce proposed by Trump ally Bishara Bahbah Witkoff 05/27/2025 US envoy Witkoff denies Hamas accepted Gaza ceasefire deal Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-05-30 |
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