Israeli analysts who spoke during discussions broadcast on Israeli media channels believed that US President Joe Biden wanted to place Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of his responsibilities, especially since the proposal he presented a few days ago is Israeli.
According to Yarosin Abraham, political affairs correspondent for Channel 12, the White House kept Biden’s speech secret until the last hours, and that it informed the Israeli ambassador to Washington, Mike Herzog, and the Prime Minister’s Office about 3 hours before the speech.
He stated that the offices of the Minister in the Mini-War Council, Benny Gantz, and the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, were informed in advance about the speech, without providing details, but rather general directions in this regard.
Last Friday, the American President spoke about a new Israeli proposal to reach a truce and prisoner exchange deal with the Palestinian resistance, and called on Israel to move forward in this direction.
Gil Tamari – a political affairs analyst on Channel 13 – said that Biden knows that Netanyahu is not abiding by his pledges, so he exposed him, and he – that is, Biden – is practically mocking the term that Netanyahu coined, which is “absolute victory,” and for him there is no such victory. As the analyst said.
On the other hand, the leader of the opposition in the Knesset, Yair Lapid, told the Israeli media, “The State of Israel must conclude the deal because the kidnapped people are dying there.”
According to Dadi Samhi – a reserve colonel – the proposal presented by the US President is Israeli, but Biden formulated it with his tools, and said, “The next day, Hamas will not be the ruler in Gaza.”
For his part, Ronen Manelis – a former spokesman for the Israeli army – acknowledged that after 8 months of war, Israel is “far from victory over the Hamas movement from a military standpoint, and far from defeating it from an authoritarian standpoint,” indicating that the use of military force will not restore Israeli detainees held by the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, which is the most disturbing matter currently.
Gabai Sigioni of the Misgav National Security Institute claimed that the Hamas movement has nothing better than the Lebanese model, as Hezbollah is not the ruler, he says.