Netanyahu's far-right partners reject ceasefire compromise
Biden predicted the plan would be unacceptable to some members of the Israeli government, Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman, said Monday.“And, of course, we've seen some members of the Israeli government already come out and oppose it,” Miller said. But he said the proposal was “in the interests of Israel's long-term security. It is obviously also in the long-term interest of the Palestinian people.”Miller said that since Biden announced the plan on Friday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has spoken with the foreign ministers of Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. He had also spoken with Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war cabinet, and with the Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant.“We are completely confident” that Isra...