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For the past couple of months, I’ve been writing a weekly commentary on
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This week, you can read how I think President Trump needs to approach
Prime Minister Netanyahu if he hopes to move the Gaza ceasefire from phase
one to phase two.

Moving forward, we’ll be using the Substack to share other resources from
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While I have your attention – and with news developing fast – I also
wanted to be sure you saw J Street’s statement yesterday [ [link removed] ]welcoming the
second release of hostages and the surge of aid to Gaza that’s been taking
place, as well as our Policy Center [ [link removed] ]analysis on the integrity of the
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire which, as of today, has been in place for 60
days.

You’ll hear more from J Street tomorrow about Trump’s first week –
including his outrageous comments to “clean out” the two million
Palestinians who call Gaza home. In the meantime, I hope you find a moment
to give this piece a quick read.

– Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street President

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 President Trump: Don’t Get Played by Netanyahu on Gaza

You helped seal a deal that at least for now stopped the fighting, brought
hostages home and started aid flowing. Seeing it through will require zero
tolerance for the Prime Minister's usual games.

Politically, the timing of the Gaza ceasefire, coming a day before the
inauguration, couldn’t have been better. Deserved or not, the incoming
Commander-in-Chief staked a claim to at least some of the credit for
stopping a war his predecessor hadn’t been able to for sixteen months.

His team – particularly Steve Witkoff – do seem to have brought some
much-needed pressure to bear, and the President’s early weeks now promise
pictures of hostage families reuniting and aid finally reaching families
in Gaza.

It’s a meaningful early deliverable, particularly to young voters,
minority voters and anti-war voters – some of the surprising elements of
Trump’s 2024 winning coalition.

But now comes the massive risk that it all crashes down in a matter of
weeks … [[ [link removed] ]Read more]

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