‘Ceasefire in Lebanon is wrong, the US should tell Israel to finish the job,’ says Jared Kushner

Breaking his silence for a rare public comment on recent events in the Middle East, Jared Kushner, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law and one of the main architects of the Abraham Accords, took to 𝕏 to lay out his thoughts on Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

“September 27th is the most important day in the Middle East since the Abraham Accords breakthrough. I have spent countless hours studying Hezbollah and there is not an expert on earth who thought that what Israel has done to decapitate and degrade them was possible,” Kushner began.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) eliminated Nasrallah and several other Hezbollah commanders in the group's main bunker in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district on Friday evening.

“This is significant because Iran is now fully exposed. The reason why their nuclear facilities have not been destroyed, despite weak air defense systems, is because Hezbollah has been a loaded gun pointed at Israel. Iran spent the last forty years building this capability as its deterrent,” Kushner continued.

He explained that the Iranian regime is weakening while a regional coalition against it is growing stronger, with the regime’s attempts to assassinate Trump and hack his campaign highlighting its desperation.

“As the Iranian proxies and threats dissipate, regional security and prosperity will rise for Christians, Muslims and Jews alike. Israel now finds itself with the threat from Gaza mostly neutralized and the opportunity to neutralize Hezbollah in the north.”

Kushner has said he doesn’t plan to return to the White House, where he served as a senior advisor, if Trump is re-elected.

Contrary to the Biden administration's calls for de-escalation and a ceasefire in the north, Kushner believes Israel should be allowed to continue its military operations.

“Anyone who has been calling for a ceasefire in the North is wrong. There is no going back for Israel. They cannot afford now to not finish the job and completely dismantle the arsenal that has been aimed at them. They will never get another chance.”

With both Hezbollah and its patron Iran on the ropes, Kushner said, “Failing to take full advantage of this opportunity to neutralize the threat is irresponsible,” Kushner wrote.

“Today, with the confirmed killing of Nasrallah and at least 16 top commanders eliminated in just nine days, was the first day I started thinking about a Middle East without Iran’s fully loaded arsenal aimed at Israel. So many more positive outcomes are possible. This is a moment to stand behind the peace-seeking nation of Israel and the large portion of the Lebanese who have been plagued by Hezbollah and who want to return to the times when their country was thriving, and Beirut a cosmopolitan city.”

“The right move now for America would be to tell Israel to finish the job. It’s long overdue. And it’s not only Israel’s fight,” Kushner continued.

“More than 40 years ago, Hezbollah killed 241 US military personnel, including 220 Marines. That remains the single deadliest day for the U.S. Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima. Later that same day, Hezbollah killed 58 French paratroopers. And now, over the past six weeks or so, Israel has eliminated as many terrorists on the US list of wanted terrorists as the US has done in the last 20 years. Including Ibrahim Aqil, the leader of Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization who masterminded the 1983 killing of those Marines.”

Concluding his long post on 𝕏, Kushner stressed: “Moments like this come once in a generation, if they even come at all. The Middle East is too often a solid where little changes. Today, it is a liquid and the ability to reshape is unlimited.”

“Do not squander this moment. Let’s all pray for success, for peace and for the good judgement of our leaders.”