The Americans are 'rightly perplexed' at Netanyahu's reaction: Former Israeli foreign minister

Thank you very much for your time, as well as your

reaction

to this very significant development with the UN Security Council now voting in favor of this non-binding resolution for a ceasefire and Prime Minister Netanyahu canceling this planned visit to Washington. Well, I think Americans are

rightly

perplexed

by Nan's

reaction

and see it as a ploy aimed at his domestic politics. Throughout this war, Netan did not really behave like an ally of the United States and the Americans make a distinction between Netan and Israel, so I think there is no point in your uh U advising the visit of um this delegation him his cing his extremists to the positions of his extremists the Coalition this is essentially what it is instead of attacking Rafa uh he is attacking the US administration because he needs it for his political objectives, it makes no sense, first, it is true that The resolution is not binding, but it is politically and morally very powerful and Israel, by attacking the resolution, is committing itself to its Ali.

You are giving a tailwind to the accusations against her in the witch and putting Israel in a strategic trap. I don't see the political purpose of this, the objective is not clear to anyone, you want to attack Rafa, okay? go and try to coordinate with the Americans, it seems like he is blaming the Americans for not being able to achieve the absolute victory he has promised his political power base, because such a victory is inherently difficult to achieve. I mean there is no way to win that war and that is why he is trying to play politics with the Americans.

It is important to note here that Prime Minister Netanyahu has promised to attack Rafa with or without US support. a threat he has maintained, so help me understand what this means for Israel's war in real terms. Do you expect him and the government to comply with this UN Security Council resolution even though it is not actually binding? Well, he's not going to do it. comply, for the simple reason that the war has reduced its intensity. I mean, we're at a stage in the war where targeting raids are being carried out, not an all-out war, so maybe it can continue. a lower level or low intensity war, in a way that does not alienate the Americans too much, but the problem is not just Rafa, the problem is the war in the North, which could explode every day and and this is the type war that can't be carried out without the Americans, the defense

minister

is in the US asking for more ammunition, among other things, so I think the whole attitude of confronting the Americans instead of sailing with uh their uh his interests which are essentially Israel's interest is uh working against uh against the security of the nation netan has become a threat to Israel for Israel's security by carrying out the war from day one uh within um considerations internal policies uh more than Taking into account the strategic interest of Israel, Biden, the B, help me understand what that means, help me understand what that means for its political future, because we are also coming to a quite critical week in Israel, there will be a controversial vote on um, the role of the ultra-Orthodox community in the um, in the military, and I want to understand exactly what this could mean for Netanyahu, what is your opinion on this?

This vote will ultimately determine whether or not members of that religious community will be forced to do so. Also attend mandatory national service. This has been a controversial topic in Israel for some time. How do you expect the vote to turn out and what will it mean for Netanyahu? Could this perhaps mean a breaking point for him too if not? Be on your way, well you know that a law authorizing the exemption expired last June and some regulations that extended the exemption are expiring next week and you are trying to pass a new law because this is what the Supreme Court has asked for. to do and will try to pass a watered-down law that maintains the exemption more or less in its current stage.

You see, I don't think the Coalition will dissolve over this for the simple reason that the fact that the Orthodox community has no alternative other than netan um he will try to uh you know maneuver uh Parliament tries to square the circle he is being he he's uh uh in this business for quite some time he is the most politically competent manipulator in Israeli politics and, uh, and the bottom line is that any law he passes will not radically change the situation and will outlive some, you know, this is the way he's been acting throughout the main.

The point is that they have no other alternative. Are they going to form a government with the left and the center left? Is the center left going to give them more than in terms of generous budgets for their seminars? So I think it will. survive politically this this is not um where um where uh he will fall I mean, this is not the point at which Netan will disappear from the political life of Israel uh it depends on liberal Israel in its protest in its attempt to uh anticipate elections for example here It's where uh the center left and the weapons you know the general who joined the Coalition and needs to leave it right at the moment he's experiencing it maybe uh we'll see a more powerful protest popular protest for new elections um and The pressure that comes from Americans can also be important in this whole effort to get rid of this government that is a threat to the security of the country and to relations with the United States, even Trump, even Trump.

It's Subs to this criticism from the Americans, so let me ask you this, now we have seen this UN vote in the Security Council, we see increasing pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu and the widening gap between Israel and the United States, can you tell us at this point, we are at a turning point in this war, I think we are, I think we definitely are, this is a crisis in which the Americans are sending a powerful message that they do not They agree with the way Israel is conducting the war. war who think this is the time to move on to a political process um um the moment uh is uh is essential because of the US elections Biden needs uh to unite the Democratic Party uh uh behind him and uh the progressive wing is rising and is increasingly vociferous in his criticism of Israel and therefore um netan will have to realize this this is not a uh um a superficial crisis this is something that is quite deep and does not have the support of uh from Trump, Trump is repeating More or less the speech that Senator Schumer, the Democratic majority leader in the Senate, who called for early elections, Trump just said to end this war and move on to a policy. process, this is what Trump said, so he doesn't really have a Republican alternative.

The United States is fed up with this war. Particularly fed up with Netan, who does not behave as a loyal ally and then lacks gratitude towards politicians and military aid in this war