Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The Jordan Summit was premature.

Israel hasn’t been secured yet. The summit was for terms of peace. There can be no peace until Hamas and any other radical groups have been disarmed. 

The summit should have met for an information exchange proving the violence and where it stemmed from and what exactly peace looks like.

The summit should have begun a framework of understanding where the dangers are and how to best disarm the radicals. Abbas has denounced Hamas and the violence. Now, the participants in the summit have to begin to understand what Israel is facing to bring about peace.

Egypt and Jordan does not know what Israel knows about Gaza. It seems to me the country’s leaders involved need a reality check.

It is my understanding the Jordanian Queen Raina is Palestinian from the West Bank. I doubt she can bring an understanding of Hamas and Gaza to any summit. I sincerely doubt she approves of the Israeli deaths and hostage taking. She should make a plea along side the King for the end of aggression by those in Gaza to begin to deescalate the war.

Israel is concerned about humanitarian relief reaching Hamas near the southern border. Israel must find an opportunity to stop the shelling and allow movement across the Gaza border into Egypt. Once people are in Egypt they can receive humanitarian relief. 

Perhaps Egypt and Israel can work together to secure the crossing.