On immediately’s Morning Joe, Jonathan Lemire stated there’s skepticism the hostage deal will maintain as a result of Netanyahu — not Hamas! — may “submarine” it.
Sure, you may all the time belief the sterling residents of Hamas to be good to their phrase. However Bibi? Not so much–you know these tough Israelis!
Lemire additionally obtained in an unintentional snicker line, saying:
‘”Biden privately blames Netanyahu for prolonging the battle, which he believes damage his re-election possibilities.”
As I posted at X: “Sure, if solely Bibi had been extra malleable, Biden would not have stated ‘we lastly beat Medicare’ through the debate.”
Washington Submit columnist and MSNBC analyst Eugene Robinson stated Bibi has issues coping with the “far proper” of his coalition. Robinson talked about that, amongst different issues, the Israeli proper desires the full elimination of Hamas. That is an issue? So Gene, you’d wish to see Hamas live on?
It is fascinating that Hamas isn’t “far” something. They’re by no means extremists. They’re in some way the cheap actors compared to “far-right” opponents.
Be aware: In assist of his declare that there is skepticism the hostage deal will maintain, Lemire cited a member of the Senate International Relations Committee who advised him that Bibi may submarine the deal if it suited his functions. Lemire did not disclose the senator’s title. It is truthful to imagine that it wasn’t a Republican. Of the Democrats on the Committee, 4 of them voted in favor of three resolutions put ahead by Bernie Sanders that will have blocked US army help to Israel. Along with Jeanne Shaheen, the rating member, the opposite three following Bernie Sanders’ anti-Israel lead had been Jeff Merkley, Tim Kaine, and Brian Schatz. Any guesses on Lemire’s supply?
This is the transcript.
MSNBC
Morning Joe
1/16/25
6:12 am ETJONATHAN LEMIRE: Biden privately blames Netanyahu for prolonging the battle, which he believes damage his re-election possibilities.
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The chaotic, kind of bombastic strategy that Trump takes to the workplace, the place he stated, actually, there’d be hell to pay within the Center East if a deal wasn’t struck earlier than he took workplace might have spooked all, all events concerned.
That stated, there’s nonetheless skepticism that this deal will maintain, that Netanyahu will observe by way of. I used to be talking to somebody within the Senate International Relations Committee simply yesterday who had actual considerations that on the finish, that Netanyahu would discover some approach to submarine it if he thought it was for his personal benefit.
EUGENE ROBINSON: Actually, precisely. And I feel he I feel he he would have.
However my query about Netanyahu is, you already know, his governing coalition is of the far proper that, that is not going to love this deal. That does not like this deal, that does not need any deal.
That wishes the ultimate finish of, of Hamas and, and primarily, Israeli annexation of, of Gaza and the West Financial institution, or Judea and Samaria and, and so he has to take care of that.
