【Israel Now Hates Witkoff Intensely】
The temporary U.S.-Iran agreement, brokered by Pakistan, has caused intense dissatisfaction among Israeli officials. Although Trump claimed that his call with Netanyahu went smoothly, the reality may be far from it. On the evening of May 23, Netanyahu urgently convened a meeting to discuss this deal, which they view as highly problematic. First, the agreement lifts sanctions on Iran before Iran has even eliminated its uranium enrichment—clearly contradicting Israel's long-standing position.
Second, Israel has consistently demanded that Iran’s missile program be addressed in negotiations, but this agreement completely ignores the issue, leaving Israel deeply frustrated.
In fact, from Israel’s perspective, Trump should never have engaged in talks with Iran at all—he should have pursued military action to the end. Not long ago, Trump briefly considered restarting hostilities, but the situation suddenly changed, primarily due to Witkoff.
Israeli officials told Channel 12 of Israel: “U.S. envoy Witkoff has been privately pressuring Trump not to resume war and has been trying ‘at all costs’ to push through the agreement. It was precisely because of Witkoff’s influence that Trump agreed to give diplomacy more time and did not immediately restart military operations.”
Witkoff is a longtime friend of Trump and wields significant influence over him. Over the past year and a half, he has taken on several important diplomatic mediation roles. However, this time around, Israel truly hates Witkoff. It was due to him that such a disastrous agreement was reached, thwarting Israel’s hopes of restarting the war. In fact, it’s not just Israel—Ukraine has also long despised Witkoff, whose proposed peace plan for Russia-Ukraine has repeatedly betrayed Ukraine.
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