1/7/2025–|Last update: 18:12 (Mecca time)
The Israeli newspaper Maariv has shed light on the upcoming visit of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Required For the International Criminal Court to Washington And his upcoming meeting with the American President Donald TrumpWhere this visit was considered one of the most important visits of Netanyahu to the United States, amid increasing indications of significant changes that may determine not only the course of the ongoing war in Gaza, and perhaps the same future as Netanyahu’s political future.
The newspaper stated in a report by Anna Brasky that what is happening behind the scenes of this visit seems much deeper than what is announced, as the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs arrived. Ron late To Washington, carrying messages described as “very accurate”, in an effort to pave the way for a direct meeting between Netanyahu and Trump early next week (Monday).
The ceasefire of the transaction key
Brasky confirms that the American demand has become clear, and it is an immediate ceasefire in Gaza It extends at least 60 days, and opens the door to completing a deal to release the hostages, as this formula represents a remarkable shift in Washington’s position compared to the past months when it was less pressure towards a comprehensive ceasefire.
On the Israeli side, this requirement appears to be a “fundamental change in the tone” as described by sources in the Israeli government, as the speech is transmitted from the slogan “Eliminating agitation Without concessions “to a more pragmatic position that includes negotiating the conditions for ending the war.
But Brasky also quotes other estimates in the Israeli government that the progress in this path will be “unilateral”, indicating that Trump seems urgent to announce a diplomatic success in Gaza “to allow a return to the fight later instead of leaving things up to open ends.”
According to the newspaper’s political correspondence, “There is a reason for the belief that Netanyahu – who has long realized that the battlefield has turned into a diplomatic burden – is taking advantage of the visit as a tool to showcase his policy change within the framework of partnership with the strongest country in the world.”
“Under the increasing popular pressure, he definitely chooses to be seen as a leader who leads a solution, not like someone else to him.”
Iran is in the position of “preparation”
On the Iranian front, Israeli and American estimates indicate that “the battle between Israel andIran It ended, but the campaign was transferred to the position of readiness only, “as none of the parties set his weapon, while” the relative calm in the recent period emphasizes the complexity of the situation “more than it is an indication of a real solution.
According to Brasky, Israel realizes that the Trump administration seeks to resume negotiations with TehranAnd she is keen not to be just a recipient of news, but rather wants to have an influential role in formulating any possible agreement or even if the military confrontation is renewed, and for this, Netanyahu plans to meet a personal and direct with Trump instead of phone calls.
Therefore, it quotes sources in the Israeli government that “the dynamics of the Middle East can change in a moment”, and that Israel cannot remain outside the decision -making room in Washington.
Normalization with Syria at the price of the Golan
At the background of these conversations, a very sensitive file is also waving on the horizon, which is a file SyriaTrump is seeking a tangible and fast achievement in the regional normalization file, and it is considered an ideal pressure for a peace agreement between Israel and Syria.
Maariv’s correspondent reveals that the Syrian President’s occurrence Ahmed Al -Shara On his demand to lift US sanctions on Damascus He opened the door to several ideas, including the possibility of a peace agreement with Israel.
The newspaper reported that Trump is working in the framework of the policy of replacing the sanctions with incentives, a policy in which he sees an opportunity to return Syria to the regional barn, and link it bAbraham agreements.
“Hope is to reach a practical normalization agreement that is no longer just peace celebrations, but rather an agreement in which each party gets a real result, Syria’s promotion to a different regional situation, and Israel gets a clear calm and clear sovereignty over Golan“.
In this context, Israeli sources believe that Netanyahu may try to use an idea Normalization The Syrian as an achievement he offers to his fans in exchange for making certain concessions that may be in the economic or political field, but with his keenness not to prejudice the sovereignty of Israel on the Golan Heights, which is considered in the Israeli a red line.
Brasky concludes her report by noting that the political accounts remain strongly present in every step that Netanyahu takes, especially in light of the internal pressures and the continuous demonstrations against him, and his popularity declined against the background of the war management in Gaza, and confirms that “his success in returning from Washington with an agreement ensures the ceasefire, and the deal of hostages, and the control of future scenarios towards Iran, and perhaps its regionalization with Syria may restore it The political momentum he lost. “