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Jerrod Kushner had a "peace plan" to kick the Palestinians out of what little they had left in the West Bank and move them to the middle of a barren desert. They dressed it up with "high tech industrial" and other buzz words to make it not look like a naked land grab. Obviously it didn't get agreed to, but these are the type of people who were empowered under the Trump administration. They would get power again and they are better organized this time to carry out their agenda.
Okay, let's rewind to the start of this recent spat of violence, 2023-10-07, when Hamas attacked Israeli citizens surrounding the Gaza Strip. Israel pretty quickly started a bombing campaign that has effectively destroyed northern Gaza. What it hasn't achieved is its stated goal, eliminating Hamas, nor is it close. My guess is that the Biden administration is putting significant pressure on the Israeli government behind the scenes to scale down their invasion, let aid in, and end illegal settlement expansion. They might be using the weapons as a carrot.
Now think of what the Republicans would be doing in the same situation. Push back? No, they would be cheering from the sidelines like they are now. Illegal settlements? They never much worried about them before.
I'm basing it on what I've heard out of Congressional Democrats and Republicans. The administration tends to keep tight lip, but Congress is freer with its thoughts. Take the quote from this article: