Ron Dermer: ‘There Is No Chance that Israel Is Not Going to Go and Finish the Job in Rafah’

HEMMER I want to ░░░░░░░░ a soundbite from over ░░░░░░░░ weekend Vice President Kamala ░░░░░░░░ on the consequences if ░░░░░░░░ the IDF goes into ░░░░░░░░ southern Gazan town called ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Harris You ░░░░░░░░ looking at about a ░░░░░░░░ and a half people ░░░░░░░░ Rafah who are there ░░░░░░░░ they were told to ░░░░░░░░ there most of them ░░░░░░░░ we ve been very ░░░░░░░░ that it would be ░░░░░░░░ mistake to move into ░░░░░░░░ with any type of ░░░░░░░░ operation Scott Are you ░░░░░░░░ out that there would ░░░░░░░░ consequences from the United ░░░░░░░░ Harris I m ruling ░░░░░░░░ nothing Clip ends HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ last comment I m ░░░░░░░░ out nothing that is ░░░░░░░░ normally how the U ░░░░░░░░ government talks about Israel ░░░░░░░░ does that say to ░░░░░░░░ DERMER Well I understand ░░░░░░░░ s the position of ░░░░░░░░ vice president and the ░░░░░░░░ S administration when it ░░░░░░░░ to a major military ░░░░░░░░ in Rafah But when ░░░░░░░░ comes to consequences Bill ░░░░░░░░ me tell you the ░░░░░░░░ of us not going ░░░░░░░░ Rafah and not getting ░░░░░░░░ of these four remaining ░░░░░░░░ of Hamas Essentially we ░░░░░░░░ dismantled the terrorist army ░░░░░░░░ Hamas we have five ░░░░░░░░ left four of them ░░░░░░░░ in Rafah They have ░░░░░░░░ maybe 7 000 or ░░░░░░░░ 000 terrorists there We ░░░░░░░░ afford to not go ░░░░░░░░ Rafah and finish the ░░░░░░░░ because then what they ░░░░░░░░ do is October 7th ░░░░░░░░ and again and again ░░░░░░░░ there is no chance ░░░░░░░░ Israel is not going ░░░░░░░░ go and finish the ░░░░░░░░ in Rafah Now I ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be in ░░░░░░░░ United States today in ░░░░░░░░ to discuss the proposals ░░░░░░░░ the U S Administration ░░░░░░░░ that were going to ░░░░░░░░ us ways where we ░░░░░░░░ t have to do ░░░░░░░░ with a major military ░░░░░░░░ Now I don t ░░░░░░░░ that it s possible ░░░░░░░░ do it Of course ░░░░░░░░ were open to listening ░░░░░░░░ them but the mistake ░░░░░░░░ that yesterday when they ░░░░░░░░ not to veto that ░░░░░░░░ they sent a terrible ░░░░░░░░ to Hamas that you ░░░░░░░░ get a cease fire ░░░░░░░░ giving up the hostages ░░░░░░░░ making a hostage deal ░░░░░░░░ I think the combination ░░░░░░░░ that message that was ░░░░░░░░ to the U N ░░░░░░░░ Council and Israel going ░░░░░░░░ discuss how we won ░░░░░░░░ do a major military ░░░░░░░░ in Rafah would have ░░░░░░░░ the exact wrong message ░░░░░░░░ Hamas That s why ░░░░░░░░ prime minister made the ░░░░░░░░ decision to not send ░░░░░░░░ delegation and I hope ░░░░░░░░ can put the U ░░░░░░░░ relationship back on track ░░░░░░░░ for five months for ░░░░░░░░ five months the U ░░░░░░░░ has backed Israel and ░░░░░░░░ will win this war ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ win it with the ░░░░░░░░ States HEMMER I got ░░░░░░░░ President Biden has had ░░░░░░░░ back almost for his ░░░░░░░░ political career Do you ░░░░░░░░ he still does today ░░░░░░░░ I think in his ░░░░░░░░ he does And I ░░░░░░░░ very much when this ░░░░░░░░ started he came out ░░░░░░░░ the gate with a ░░░░░░░░ clear statement that made ░░░░░░░░ difference between right and ░░░░░░░░ good and evil He ░░░░░░░░ Hamas worse than ISIS ░░░░░░░░ said they were sheer ░░░░░░░░ And Hamas hasn t ░░░░░░░░ You can t leave ░░░░░░░░ of sheer evil in ░░░░░░░░ You have to finish ░░░░░░░░ job and I hope ░░░░░░░░ we move forward to ░░░░░░░░ that the United States ░░░░░░░░ continue to stand by ░░░░░░░░ side because Bill we ░░░░░░░░ no choice We are ░░░░░░░░ going to allow this ░░░░░░░░ of terrorism this army ░░░░░░░░ terror Hamas to survive ░░░░░░░░ Gaza We will take ░░░░░░░░ out And we re ░░░░░░░░ close to victory Once ░░░░░░░░ start in Rafah as ░░░░░░░░ prime minister said we ░░░░░░░░ be weeks away from ░░░░░░░░ the major military operations ░░░░░░░░ this war And remind ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you and Dana have ░░░░░░░░ it now we re ░░░░░░░░ operating in the northern ░░░░░░░░ of Gaza in Shifa ░░░░░░░░ and that s after ░░░░░░░░ did major military operations ░░░░░░░░ we did armored divisions ░░░░░░░░ went there and we ░░░░░░░░ warnings ahead of time ░░░░░░░░ we went back there ░░░░░░░░ a few days ago ░░░░░░░░ went with a commando ░░░░░░░░ You know what happened ░░░░░░░░ that force We killed ░░░░░░░░ terrorists We had captured ░░░░░░░░ 800 terrorists We have ░░░░░░░░ had a single civilian ░░░░░░░░ and unfortunately we lost ░░░░░░░░ Israeli soldiers in that ░░░░░░░░ That shows you the ░░░░░░░░ that Israel takes But ░░░░░░░░ can only happen after ░░░░░░░░ finish the major military ░░░░░░░░ after you have dismantled ░░░░░░░░ battalions in the north ░░░░░░░░ you can go in ░░░░░░░░ a smaller operation That ░░░░░░░░ why we have to ░░░░░░░░ Rafah Once we finish ░░░░░░░░ the heavy phase of ░░░░░░░░ war will be behind ░░░░░░░░ and the terror army ░░░░░░░░ Hamas will be dismantled ░░░░░░░░ then we can start ░░░░░░░░ about what happens the ░░░░░░░░ after how do we ░░░░░░░░ to a future for ░░░░░░░░ and Palestinians alike HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ are many many questions ░░░░░░░░ remain DERMER Exactly HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ I m out of ░░░░░░░░ right now but Mr ░░░░░░░░ Ron Dermer thank you ░░░░░░░░ in Jerusalem We ll ░░░░░░░░ you when that trip ░░░░░░░░ rescheduled in Washington.”