Ameinu welcomes the US-brokered ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Lebanon. “The arrangement between Israel and the government of Lebanon is an important step toward reducing tensions throughout the Middle East and proves once again that the best way for Israel to achieve security and safety for its citizens ultimately requires diplomacy,” said Ameinu President Kenneth Bob. “The chimera of ‘total victory’ that Prime Minister Netanyahu and some of his ultra right-wing coalition partners have been espousing since the war with Hamas started is a recipe for unending war and death for Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese, and others in the region.”
Ameinu also calls upon the government of Israel to take the initiative towards ending the hostilities in Gaza. “With the announcement of this ceasefire and the cessation of armed combat on the northern front,” Bob continued, “it is our profound hope that the government of Israel will focus its full attention on a negotiated end of hostilities in Gaza linked to a swift return of all of the hostages.”
