Israel's defense minister accuses Netanyahu of prolonging the war and refusing to release hostages in Gaza.

According to the former minister, in July, the possibility of a ceasefire was opened by exchanging hostages with Hamas prisoners. Despite efforts to convince the Prime Minister that it was time to end the conflict and return the abducted people home on October 7, Netanyahu ultimately rejected the offer, which was accepted by his mediators, Egypt, Qatar and the United States. In response to questions from family members, Gallant said, “Sólo él puede tomar esas decision.”

¿Por qué se negaría el prime minister de un país a gociar la liberación de sus propios ciudadanos? Gallant pointed to almost obnoxious efforts and pressure from the far left to fulfill the promise of the “total defeat” of Hamas. Let's remember that Netanyahu's government depends on the support of ultra-orthodox groups Itamar Ben Gvir y Bezalel Smotrichnot only are they opposed to any negotiations with terrorists, but they have repeatedly expressed their desire for FDI to remain in Gaza and for Israel to annex the territory.

Gallant also touched on Netanyahu's decision to seize the Philadelphia Corridor, which separates Israel from Egypt, despite the councils set up against the United States and Arab countries. The former minister said, “No steps can be taken for military diplomacy.” Last week, Netanyahu's aide was detained at the border for allegedly leaking classified documents that were forged to justify the operation to public opinion. The Prime Minister has taken a fair decision to resolve this issue.

There is no ambiguity

Meanwhile, follow the uncertainty surrounding the change of administration in the United States and what can be done for the Region. Durante trece meses, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken y el de Defensa, Lloyd Austinalso CIA director William Burnshan fracasado in an attempt to pacify the parties and reach an agreement. This was seen as a sign of weakness around the world, and both Iran and Israel undoubtedly took advantage of the situation.

The president-elect is elected Donald Trump Buy sure The Wall Street Journal que su focus sería completamente distinto y que se mostaría mucho más contundente que su predecesor en las negociaciones. The relationship between Trump and Netanyahu is great now, but it hasn't always been: When Trump lost the election in 2020, he demanded that his ally not recognize Biden as the new president. When he did this, he accused him of infidelity and harshly criticized him.

Something similar happened in Biden's moment. With “Aunt” he had been close friends since the incumbent's days as a senator from Delaware. When the American president discussed Netanyahu's policy regarding his country's Supreme Court, the Likud leader was offended and relations completely froze. True disbelief is inevitablea. Gallant was a reasonable companion, and his absence was at Casa Blanca. Although they insist from Tel Aviv that there will be no more purges in the army or the defense ministry, they do not believe it in Washington.

At least the new defense minister Israel Katzes un viejo conocido. Asuntos Exteriores y por lo tanto se ha conversito en un un usual interlocutor de Blinken y compañía contacted. The problem during these two months of devolution is that no one knows exactly who they should be negotiating with: the outgoing Administration or someone who has yet to take over. The Israeli right celebrated Trump's election victory with excitement. Kamala Harris It demands a solution to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. However, you should know that Trump is unpredictable.

against Iran

In principle, it is clear that Iran is in an enemy position, which is in favor of Israel. La Futura Administration Trump no se va a andar con tantos remilgos ni diplomacycias con el regime de Tehran. Iran is a military enemy of the United States and a personal enemy of Trump himself after the regime of the Ayatollahs planned to assassinate the general in response to the attack that claimed his life. Soulemain At Baghdad airport in January 2020.

In fact, when Israel was preparing its second attack on Iran and the Biden administration wanted to prevent it and not attack energy centers or laboratories, Trump turned to the media and told Netanyahu to do nothing and it would be over. Along with it, Iran's nuclear program. There is no connection to attack the country's leadership to produce its own atomic bomb. Experts estimate that Iran has enough uranium enriquecido como para darle un uso in questión de semanas y tener su priear arm como tal como menos de un año.

Another challenge Israel and the US face with Iran is an increasingly close alliance Ali Khamenei you are the president Pezeshkian con Putin and Russia. Ahora bien, Putin is a pragmatist, and if Trump helps him with Ukraine, he will have no problem betraying the Ayatollahs and allowing Israel's attack to go unpunished along with increased US sanctions on Iranian oil.

The idea is one of the most important topics of the republic To finance terrorist groups in the economic and military spheres of Iran que rodean an Israel. That way, they think, it will be easier to reach a peace deal that benefits your ally: not through negotiation and diplomacy, as Biden claims, but through a position of power more akin to the one Netanyahu so advocates. and that provocado, en parte, su enfrentamiento primero con Benny Gantz With Yoav Gallant.