2024-01-19 06:01:14
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper published that those close to US President Joe Biden advised him to announce his lack of confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of his deliberate prolongation of the war in Gaza for personal reasons, but President Biden is still hesitant about such a step.
According to the newspaper, the Biden administration is frustrated by the prolongation of the war, and by the fact that Netanyahu refuses to discuss the reality in Gaza the next day.
Biden, at a sensitive stage before the start of the electoral race for the White House, needs a diplomatic achievement to end the war.
Netanyahu draws the red line
Press reports stated that Netanyahu informed the White House that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state within the framework of any post-war scenario, contrary to American desire.
The announcement revealed Netanyahu’s recognition of the deep divisions between the two close allies, more than 3 months after Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, seeking to eliminate the Hamas movement.
In a press conference, Netanyahu pledged to go ahead with the attack until Israel achieved a “decisive victory over Hamas.” He also rejected the idea of establishing a Palestinian state, and said that he had informed Washington of his position.
The Israeli Prime Minister said: “In any future arrangement, Israel needs security control over all the lands west of the Jordan River. The Prime Minister must be able to say ‘no’ to our friends,” referring to the United States.
Washington called on Israel to reduce the pace of its attacks, and said that the establishment of a Palestinian state must be part of any post-war scenario.
The escalation taking place in the region places the United States, according to experts, in a difficult situation in which it appears to have lost its role in ensuring stability in the region, which naturally reflects on the American interior before the start of the frenetic race for the White House.
Last week, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reached the broad outlines of an agreement with Israel stipulating that its neighbors would help in the reconstruction of Gaza after the war and continue economic integration with Israel, on the condition that it commit to allowing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the end.
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