It is no secret that Israeli leaders are overjoyed both at Donald Trump winning the US Presidency, and especially many of his very pro-Israel picks for foreign policy related positions in his administration. On Wednesday night The Washington Post issued an usual headline which says Israel is seeking to forge a Lebanon ceasefire plan as a “gift” the Trump. “There is an understanding that Israel would gift something to Trump… that in January there will be an understanding about Lebanon,” an unnamed Israeli official told the Post. “A close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump and Jared Kushner this week that Israel is rushing to advance a cease-fire deal in Lebanon, according to three current and former Israeli officials briefed on the meeting, with the aim of delivering an early foreign policy win to the president-elect,” the report details. US special envoy for Lebanon Amos Hochstein has this week said “there is a shot” of securing a ceasefire deal in Lebanon soon. Axios wrote that “It would be a major achievement for Biden in his final months in office.” But clearly the Israelis are making it be known that they would rather deal with Trump in matters of war and peace in the region. Thus it’s expected that […]