Middle East analyst Yoni Ben-Menachem said Monday that the mediators brokering the agreement between the Peace Council and Hamas fear that Prime Minister Netanyahu's right-wing government will not advance the peace plan ahead of the elections. According to Ben-Menachem, the mediators are formulating an appeal to the United States and seeking mechanisms to impose the agreement on Israel.
Middle East analyst Yoni Ben-Menachem said Monday that the mediators brokering the agreement between the Peace Council and Hamas are concerned that Prime Minister Netanyahu's right-wing government will not advance the peace plan before the elections, and are therefore turning to the United States to impose the deal on Israel. The assessment comes after a week of political developments. As The Zioneer reported on Friday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stated that the Peace Council's draft agreement is unacceptable to Israel. In a separate analysis published Friday, The Zioneer reported that Hamas fears being declared in violation of the October agreement's disarmament clause and is pushing for ambiguous wording. Ben-Menachem's comments add to the growing debate over the peace plan's viability amid election pressure.
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