The shady envoy Witkoff
gave an interview with Carlson, who's no friend of Israel himself, where the former tried to undermine Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to destroy Hamas:
US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said he could understand why people assess that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cares more about continuing the fighting in Gaza than the hostages in an interview with Tucker Carlson on Friday night.
"The rap he [Netanyahu] gets is that he's more concerned about the fight than he is about the hostages. I understand how people could make that assessment, but I don't necessarily agree with it," he said.
He also noted that while Netanyahu believes what he's doing is right, he's going against public opinion.
Witkoff is putting words in my mouth, as a member of the Israeli public. And he does all this on the show run by somebody who, if he claims to be a right-winger, is one of the most reprehensible around.
"I think Bibi believes that he's doing the right thing. I think he goes up against public opinion 'cause the public opinion [in Israel] wants those hostages home."
Ahem. That's exactly why the fight against Hamas has resumed. Because they refused to release the remaining hostages, and are trying to force Israel to literally allow them to continue to rule the Gaza strip as though nothing happened, even though this would allow them to rearm and smuggle more arms into Gaza that could be used for future acts of murder once again. Is Witkoff okay with this? It says though, that:
He made the comments while discussing Israel's strategy against terror groups like Hezbollah and Hamas in the ongoing war and the latest renewed round of fighting.
Witkoff also praised Netanyahu for his efficiency in decapitating Hezbollah and Hamas, mainly killing Nasrallah and severely reducing the threat of both groups.
"We would not be as effective in the region if he didn't do what he did [with Hezbollah and Hamas], not even close."
After Witkoff's remarks were picked up by Israeli media outlets, an unnamed government official responded to Kan News, saying, "Despite the manipulative headlines in the Israeli media, the American envoy made it clear that he believes the prime minister is 'fully committed' to bringing the hostages home."
"Witkoff also emphasized that the US President's policy is that Hamas must not be allowed to continue to exist—an approach that fully aligns with the war objectives of the prime minister and the Israeli government."
This still doesn't explain or excuse the reprehensible comments he made on Carlson's show, and he has a lot of explaining to do.
Renewed fighting in the Gaza Strip
The interview followed renewed combat in Gaza between the IDF and Hamas after all hostilities ceased for 10 days without the release of any Israeli hostages.
The renewed fighting hasn't been limited to just Hamas, as Yemen's Houthis have launched missiles at Israel twice over the past 48 hours, and Hezbollah launched at least three rockets over Metulla on Saturday morning.
The IDF has since responded to Hezbollah, striking launchers in southern Lebanon, but has held back on striking the Houthis at the request of the US, who assured Israel, "We'll take care of it."
We must definitely hope Trump's administration will wage an effective war in this regard. As for Witkoff, this only further compounds why he cannot remain an envoy, if he's going to undermine Netanyahu with divisive statements that only provide encouragement for terrorist organizations.
In this op-ed, it notes:
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who played a key role in the ceasefire deal in January that enabled 33 hostages to be freed, spoke with the host of The Tucker Carlson Show recently. The interview raised eyebrows, especially given Witkoff’s comments about Qatar, the country that hosts Hamas and has played a role as mediator.
The interview with Carlson comes at a unique time. The talk show host has also recently interviewed Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, as well as guests who have been critical of Israel. On the other hand, Witkoff has been playing a key role in other Trump administration initiatives, such as outreach to Russia.
The interview comes a week after Reuters reported that “the Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Adam Boehler to serve as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.” Boehler held direct talks with Hamas and did a round of interviews on Israeli media. He was critiqued for his comments that appeared to be soft on Hamas.
The interview also came out as CNN reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has “run the risk of being overshadowed” by Witkoff’s role. Both Rubio and Witkoff have pushed back on this report.
Nevertheless, the interview clearly comes at a unique time in American policy, as US President Donald Trump seeks a doctrine in world affairs. The administration launched airstrikes on the Houthis and reportedly sent a letter to Iran. Many things are up in the air.
Hamas did not accept a deal pushed by Witkoff that could have extended the ceasefire, the first phase of which ended on March 1. Israel began airstrikes on Hamas on March 18, and the war is now back on.
Many eyes are focused on the Middle East envoy, and his comments to Carlson were significant.
They were disturbing and offensive to the intellect, is what. Again, Witkoff doesn't belong in his role, and neither for that matter does Carlson, who'd do well to retire already.
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