Ex-Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy: Netanyahu wants “permanent war” in Gaza, not a new ceasefire

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After a brief report on the murder of at least 30 Palestinians near Rafah in southern Gaza as they were waiting for aid, Democracy Now! asks Daniel Levy. a former Israeli peace negotiator, for his assessment of the current situation.

It is honest and it is bleak:

“[M]uch of the Israeli official political opposition is against Netanyahu for a variety of reasons but is not calling out the crimes that are being committed, is not opposing his war. And Netanyahu sees his best political path as continuing the war, and he also sees that this is the fulfillment of the ideological vision of trying to permanently remove the Palestinians…”

“We’re now hearing much more relevant rhetoric from Israel’s Western allies, but we’re not seeing the commensurate actions. We’re not seeing Europeans, Canadians, others imposing an arms embargo, seizing Israeli foreign assets. We’re not seeing Israel isolated from international sport. As long as there is impunity, these crimes will continue.

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This article was originally published by Democracy Now! on Mon 2 Jun 2025. Read the original here.