“Biden can take credit for the recently announced ceasefire deal, as the provisions in it are the ones he pushed. But the idea that Biden's administration solved the issue is not correct. What I think what happened is that when [Biden] put [the deal] forward in May he was basically the lame-duck president. We did not know who was going to be elected. I think Netanyahu thought that given his previous relationship with Trump, when Trump came in, he could get even more aggressive. I think what surprised him was Trump, even now during the transition period, has sent somebody to work with Biden on getting the truce. [Trump] let it be clear to Netanyahu that he wanted this over as soon as he took office, and if Netanyahu didn't accept that, then he basically might consider whether he would continue to send him the same amount of aid that's being sent.”
16 Jan 2025
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