On a technocratic government – Barak Ravid in Axios:

‘Without buy-in from Netanyahu, the peace process cannot move forward.
"It's a crucial meeting. It is not clear whether Trump is in the same place Witkoff and Kushner are," the senior Israeli official said. "Bibi is trying to convince a one-man audience. The question is whether Trump will side with him or with his top advisers when it comes to Gaza. Who knows what Trump will choose?"
Friction point: Trump's top team has grown increasingly frustrated as Netanyahu has taken steps to undermine the fragile ceasefire and stall the peace process.’

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‘"It's J.D., Marco, Jared, Steve, Susie. He [Netanyahu] has lost them. The only one he has left is the president, who still likes him, but even he wants to see the Gaza deal moving faster than it is right now," a White House official told Axios.’

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‘The parties also agreed to move forward with naming the technocratic government as soon as possible so it can assume responsibility for day-to-day governance, in place of Hamas.
• The prospective members have been fully vetted by the U.S. and their names have been presented to several countries in the region, a White House official said.
• The Palestinian government will be supported by the Trump-led Board of Peace and its high representative on the ground, former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov.
• The Palestinian government will also oversee the process of demilitarization in Gaza, according to three White House officials.’ (…)

• ‘The Trump administration wants to move forward with an aggressive reform plan for the PA, but that won't work if the Israelis continue to undercut it, White House officials say.
• The Trump administration wants Israel to take steps to curb settler violence against Palestinians, release billions of dollars in Palestinian tax revenues it is holding, and even reach some understanding with the U.S. regarding expansion of settlements.
The big picture: The White House thinks the opportunities for Israel in the region are huge, but so is the damage to Israel's international standing after two years of war.’

Read the article here.

Sometimes skepticism is just boring.

Maybe Trump will put Netanyahu on a leash, he has done this before.

Maybe the government of technocrats won’t fail spectacularly.

Maybe the Israeli electorate has enough of Messianism.

Mirracles cannot be ruled out.

After all, if Trump wants to conquer Venezuela and Greenland he cannot be distracted by Gaza.