The “peace” is really a ceasefire, and nobody’s under any illusions about Hamas changing its stripes.
@CarolineGlick, International Affairs Advisor to Netanyahu, lays out the Trump plan’s 20-stage roadmap to disarm Hamas, why aid flows were throttled, how pressure from Arab states shifted the talks, and what comes next in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
We dig into:
- Why the deal is a ceasefire, not peace, and what “yellow line” rules Hamas is breaking
- The 20-stage Trump plan to disarm Hamas and rebuild Gaza into something different
- Hostages, aid, and control: why Israel says “we’re not withholding aid, we’re blocking theft”
- How strikes, diplomacy, and Arab pressure flipped Hamas’s calculus on negotiations
- Lebanon after Hezbollah decapitation: refugees home, or another northern crisis
- Iran’s “ring of fire,” missile ambitions, and the nuclear sprint fallback
- Postwar region-building: Abraham Accords resilience and the question of Palestinian statehood
- Global sentiment whiplash, and why Jerusalem says “we’re here to stay”
00:00 – The Trump Plan Unpacked: 20-stage roadmap to disarm Hamas
04:04 – “Nobody’s Under Any Illusions”: Israel and its allies expect Hamas to violate the ceasefire, and what that means for lasting peace
07:32 – Hostages and Leverage: Israel insists Hamas knows where the remaining hostages are, and calls their excuses “bad faith”
09:01 – “We’re Not Withholding Aid, We’re Blocking Theft”: Caroline explains how Hamas diverted up to 95% of humanitarian aid
12:20 – Hamas’s Grip on Gaza: Executions, torture, and fear show how the group is reasserting power and silencing dissent
17:00 – Why Israel’s targeting of Hamas leadership abroad “changed their calculus” on making a deal
21:12 – “Easy Way or Hard Way”: Hamas can walk away from war, or face eradication
23:43 – Israel’s integration into the Middle East depends on one thing: neighbors knowing “we’re not going anywhere”
26:20 – Palestinian Choices: Why Israel says peace begins only when Palestinians accept the Jewish state’s right to exist
30:03 – Hezbollah weakened, the Lebanese army emboldened, and a fragile hope for a new balance of power
32:00 – “Never Again Evacuated”: Northern border towns vow not to repeat October 7th’s chaos as Israel hardens its defenses
36:13 – “We’ll Always Carry the Sword”: Glick says Israel will never again drop its guard after Oct. 7
38:16 – Iran’s Twin Threats: Missiles and nukes, Netanyahu’s long war to stop Tehran’s two “cancerous tumors”
43:00 – How anti-Israel sentiment mirrors ancient patterns of Jewish persecution
