September 28, 2025
Israel’s Hard Bargain: Concessions Await
Netanyahu Poised to Make “Painful and Significant” Concessions Under Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan — What Israel Might Give Up I can’t help feeling uneasy as I read the latest reports emerging from Jerusalem and Washington. They say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to accept “painful and significant” concessions under the ceasefire and postwar plan that Donald Trump is pushing. A line in Channel 12’s report struck me: many of these concessions would run counter to the policies Israel has fiercely defended in recent weeks. Imagine the tension in Netanyahu’s office. On one hand, this is a moment when Israel