Jonathan Schanzer analyzes the US-backed Gaza peace plan, which demands the release of all hostages and Hamas's surrender, meeting Benjamin Netanyahu's primary war aims. Despite pushback from the Israeli far-right, the momentum has shifted, putting the on
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🗓️ 1 October 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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1915 GERMANY OVER GAZA
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBSI on the world. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm John Batchel. |
| 0:07.0 | I welcome Jonathan Shanzer, the executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, |
| 0:12.5 | to comment on the headlines on both sides of the world. |
| 0:15.9 | We begin in Jerusalem. |
| 0:17.9 | Arab Muslim nations pledged to realize Trump's Gaza plan, Hamas examining it responsibly. |
| 0:25.3 | That word is in quotes. Then we go to London. Israeli far right hits out at Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| 0:31.9 | This is the Financial Times, the pink paper out of London. Over a U.S. back Gaza peace deal, subhead, finance minister Smotrick describes proposal as, quote, |
| 0:42.3 | resounding diplomatic failure that will, quote, end in tears. |
| 0:47.6 | Jonathan, a very good day to you. |
| 0:49.9 | Eight bind in an elephant. |
| 0:51.9 | That's what it appears today from the headlines. |
| 0:54.5 | Everybody sees something they've prepared their audience for, not necessarily the next guys. |
| 1:00.3 | Right now, I want to begin in the Oval Office, the conversation between Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump. |
| 1:06.8 | My presumption is that there were no final details to hammer out. |
| 1:11.5 | They had already arranged all of the peace plan between them. |
| 1:15.4 | And Mr. Netanyahu, not commenting, did not in any fashion indicate that he was going against it. |
| 1:22.1 | Have I made too many assumptions? |
| 1:23.6 | Good evening to you. |
| 1:24.9 | Good evening, John. |
| 1:25.5 | No, I think the political situation in Israel is an interesting one right now. |
| 1:31.4 | The peace plan trotted out by Donald Trump and approved by Benjamin Netanyo |
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