The Israelis have had enough. They have had enough of Hamas, had enough of Hezbollah, and they especially have had enough of foreigners bearing cease-fire proposals.
Voices across the political spectrum in Israel made that clear after the US and France suggested a 21-day cease-fire in Lebanon, and some media outlets reported that both sides had accepted. Benjamin Netanyahu scoffed at the report today, telling reporters he hadn’t even seen the details yet, let alone reach any conclusions about it:
“The report about a ceasefire is incorrect,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement it issued while Netanyahu was en route to New York to address the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly. “This is an American-French proposal that the Prime Minister has not even responded to,” the PMO stated.
It also rejected reports that as a result of the diplomatic…
