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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Mar-a-Lago this week for a high-stakes meeting with former President Donald Trump as officials try to rescue a fragile ceasefire and map out the next phase for Gaza. The trip comes at a tense moment: Phase 2 of the U.S.-brokered plan has stalled and regional flashpoints with Hezbollah and Iran loom, making the Florida sit-down anything but routine.
The family of Sgt. Ran Gvili — the last person still listed among those taken during the October 7 atrocities — has made their plea personal, traveling to Washington and then to Mar-a-Lago to press for the return of their son’s remains. Itzik and Talik Gvili have been blunt in the media: a “deal without Rani is not a deal,” and they want guarantees that no political timetable will rush past the human cost.
Conservative voices rightly demand clarity and resolve: you cannot negotiate peace while acquiescing to incomplete accountability for victims. President Trump’s willingness to press for tough terms and to put American influence behind a phased plan is exactly the kind of decisive diplomacy that protects allies and deters adversaries.
Meanwhile, the real actors to blame remain obvious — Hamas’ brutality and Iran’s regional ambitions that bankroll chaos — and any multinational stabilizing force that allows terrorists to dodge justice is a recipe for future bloodshed. Those proposing half-measures must be reminded that concessions to terror never produce lasting peace, only temporary headlines.
The grief of the Gvili family is a moral test for world leaders who claim they want peace but hesitate when hard choices are required. If Western power is to mean anything, it must be used to secure the return of the fallen, punish the perpetrators, and ensure that diplomacy does not trample the memory of those who paid the ultimate price.
Netanyahu’s trip and the family’s appeal put pressure on Washington to act with both strength and humanity — to push Phase 2 only when all terms, including the return of hostages and remains, are honored. The right response is sober, unflinching statecraft that stands with allies, rejects moral shortcuts, and delivers justice for victims rather than convenience for politicians.
