Destroy Hamas, strengthen Saudi ties: Eisenkot's vision for post-war Israel

• Published date: 29 March 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The outline, put together by former IDF intelligence chief Amos Yadlin and the MIND Israel consultant group, includes goals for the immediate future, an intermediate period after the war, and the long term

For the near future, the outline stresses the need to dismantle Hamas and to get a hostage release deal. The outline also includes a call for an American-Israeli-Arab coalition to transfer civil matters in Gaza local leaders in the Strip, to prevent the strengthening of Hamas in both Gaza and the West Bank, to end the conflict with Hezbollah, to promote relations with Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Muslim countries, and to work together to confront the threat posed by Iran.

Yadlin and MIND Israel's document also calls for an Israeli-American agreement on the creation of a "Palestinian entity" that works to fight terrorism, end incitement, and stop "pay-for-slay" payments.

For the period right after the war, the consultants wrote that Israel should maintain freedom of operation in Gaza and create a buffer zone along the border. Israel would also work to ensure the Egypt-Gaza border is secured in coordination with Egypt and the US, according to the outline.

Additionally, a Palestinian technocrat will be tasked with handling civil and economic issues in Gaza. The technocrat will be supervised by the US, five Arab states, and the international community. Groups from the five Arab states will also be tasked with de-radicalizing the education system in Gaza and the West Bank.

The outline also calls for the closure of UNRWA and for the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip to be conditional on the disarming of the Strip.

For the long term, the outline stresses that any decisions concerning the situation between Israel and the Palestinians will only be made in direct negotiations between the two sides after about five years from the end of the war. During the five-year period, the sides will monitor if the implemented reforms are effective.

Israel will not provide any commitment during the next five years for the establishment of a Palestinian state to ensure that the establishment of such a state isn't seen as a "prize for Hamas."

Outline came after Netanyahu published plan for after war

Eisenkot asked for the outline to be formed after...