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Those critics of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who ignore that he has a serious and coherent ideology for his national security decisions and impute to him acting solely based on political-personal motives often miss the boat on a far more complex picture.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, met several times with President Trump, amid rising hopes of a cease-fire in Gaza, but there are still obstacles to a truce with Hamas.

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Hamas sabotaging hostage deal talks • Netanyahu summons Smotrich, Ben-Gvir to discuss Gaza negotiations • Trump supports Iran strikes if nuke program continues

There was a moment — brief, hushed, and deliberately unrecorded — in April 2024 when Benjamin Netanyahu almost stopped the war in Gaza.Hostage negotiations had progressed. An Israeli envoy had been dispatched to Cairo.

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