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U.S. diplomat discusses Israel's Netanyahu rejecting Trump's proposed Gaza peace plan
A peace plan for Gaza proposed by President Trump has been rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He said Sunday that Israeli forces would not withdraw from Gaza unless Hamas disarms first. Trump called it "a historic agreement."
Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations: "there was zero chance on God's green Earth that Hamas was ever going to completely disarm."
Haass: "Israel wants to stay in Gaza, and Hamas doesn't want to give up its arms. So this is not going to happen."
Haass: "The only thing would be some type of a partial deal... almost a cosmetic deal. But you're not going to get a real one."
Haass: "the question for the president is how much he lets this go, and how much does he pile on in frustration?"
Haass: "I thought had essentially no chance of ever being implemented 'cause neither side had a stake in it."