“I tend to agree Trump has opened a negotiation with this volley. But what he’s done with it is put down a marker that transcends what the tool itself (chip, incentive, disincentive, etc) is about. His message loud and clear is that the US is taking this situation on as a national interest, and negotiations will come through and with us, or they won’t bear fruit. That’s not an offer, it’s not a question, and it’s not something he’s submitting to an international body for endorsement. He’s setting it unilaterally as a condition.” — J.E. Dyer
SHABBAT READING:
Serach, Jacob’s Immortal Granddaughter: Prof. Rabbi Rachel Adelman, The Torah.com, Jan. 18, 2024 — Serach bat Asher is the only granddaughter of Jacob’s descendants to be named among fifty-three grandsons who go down to Egypt from the land of Canaan:[1]
בראשׁית מו:יז וּבְנֵי אָשֵׁר יִמְנָה וְיִשְׁוָה וְיִשְׁוִי וּבְרִיעָה וְשֶׂרַח אֲחֹתָם וּבְנֵי בְרִיעָה חֶבֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵל.
Gen 46:17 Asher’s sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah’s sons: Heber and Malchiel.
Genesis, however, implies that additional granddaughters descended to Egypt:
בראשׁית מו:ז בָּנָיו וּבְנֵי בָנָיו אִתּוֹ בְּנֹתָיו וּבְנוֹת בָּנָיו וְכָל זַרְעוֹ הֵבִיא אִתּוֹ מִצְרָיְמָה.
Gen 46:7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
We Shouldn’t Dismiss Trump’s Vision for Gaza So Quickly – Editorial: JPost editorial, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 6, 2025 — US President Donald Trump gave Israelis on Tuesday something many could only have dreamed of.
Trump’s Gaza Plan: What Do Americans Think and Does Biased Messaging Influence Opinion?: Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf and Tirza Shorr, Jerusalem Center for Security and Public Affairs, Feb. 6, 2025 — In a conversation with reporters on Air Force One on January 27, 2025, President Trump laid out a plan to “clean out” Gaza by moving out enough of the population to create a “clean slate.”
How Hamas Plans to Foil Trump’s Gaza Plan: Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, Feb. 6, 2025 — The Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has responded to US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip by threatening to resort to violence against Americans.
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The End of ‘Palestine’: Lee Smith, Tablet, Feb. 5, 2025
Trump Plan Puts an End to the Palestinian State Fantasy: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, Feb. 6, 2025
Trump and Gaza: The Proclamation: J.E. Dyer, The Optimistic Conservative, Feb. 6, 2025
Trump’s Plan to Free Palestinians from Gaza: Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, Feb. 5, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE :
Hamas’ Rule in Gaza Has Been Disastrous for Both Arabs and Israelis: Ariel and Rena Cohen, Washington Times, Jan. 28, 2025 — President Trump has floated the idea of relocating Gazans to other Muslim countries so that reconstruction can get underway and recently noted that he is “not confident” in the durability of the current ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas while underscoring Gaza’s potential.
About Those Beachfront Gaza Condos: Editorial Board, WSJ, Feb. 5, 2025 — President Trump’s idea that the U.S. might remove and relocate some two million Palestinians from Gaza and then “own” and rebuild the strip isn’t going to happen soon, if ever.
Trump’s Gaza Plan Draws Praise, Condemnations, and Outrage: David Rosenberg, World Israel News, Feb. 5, 2025 — Reactions around the world to President Donald Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip, unveiled at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House Tuesday, ranged from full-throated praise to accusations of ethnic cleansing.
Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan Met with Bafflement, Skepticism from Senate Lawmakers: Emily Jacobs and Marc Rod, Jewish Insider, Feb. 4, 2025 — President Donald Trump’s surprise comments at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. would take control of the Gaza Strip and lead its redevelopment, with potential deployments of American troops to the area, were largely met with a mix of bafflement and skepticism from Senate lawmakers on Tuesday.