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Well, here ya go. Go cry about it. But everyone knows.
Even Biden administration officials are admitting that it took President-elect Donald Trump wading into Israel-Hamas negotiations to close the deal and force a hostage release and cease-fire after 15 months of war.
Multiple insiders and officials in both Israel and the US told The Post that it was Trump's impending inauguration — combined with the efforts of his Middle East special envoy, Steve Witkoff, that finally solved a problem that had proved intractable for President Biden and his team.
A source with Trump's transition team described the conversation last weekend between longtime Trump pal Witkoff and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "straightforward, no phony platitudes and very direct."
Another official told Reuters: "Witkoff was able to pressure Netanyahu into accepting the deal and moving quickly. It's that conversation that shifted everything into motion."
The agreement ultimately signed Wednesday was very similar to the terms that the Biden administration had been trying to get through since last May.
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But, it took Trump's bully pulpit to force Jerusalem and the Palestinian terror organization to agree by putting pressure on both sides, officials said.
A senior Biden administration official Wednesday praised Trump for setting a sell-by date for the hostage release, saying he forced negotiators' hands on both sides.
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Even Biden administration officials are admitting that it took President-elect Donald Trump wading into Israel-Hamas negotiations to close the deal and force a hostage release and cease-fire after 15 months of war.
Multiple insiders and officials in both Israel and the US told The Post that it was Trump's impending inauguration — combined with the efforts of his Middle East special envoy, Steve Witkoff, that finally solved a problem that had proved intractable for President Biden and his team.
A source with Trump's transition team described the conversation last weekend between longtime Trump pal Witkoff and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "straightforward, no phony platitudes and very direct."
Another official told Reuters: "Witkoff was able to pressure Netanyahu into accepting the deal and moving quickly. It's that conversation that shifted everything into motion."
The agreement ultimately signed Wednesday was very similar to the terms that the Biden administration had been trying to get through since last May.
...
But, it took Trump's bully pulpit to force Jerusalem and the Palestinian terror organization to agree by putting pressure on both sides, officials said.
A senior Biden administration official Wednesday praised Trump for setting a sell-by date for the hostage release, saying he forced negotiators' hands on both sides.
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Even Biden insiders admit it took Trump to close the cease-fire and Israel hostage deal
Multiple insiders and officials in both Israel and the US told The Post that it was Trump’s impending inauguration that finally solved a problem that had proved intractable for President Bide…
