The political system is bubbling.
Buds of opposition are also heard from members of the Knesset from the Likud.
They too are beginning to understand that Netanyahu is nearing the end of his political career, and that he is currently running out of time.
They may not join the opposition and overthrow Netanyahu, but they certainly allow themselves to express themselves harshly.
This was also reflected this week in the Finance Committee's debate on the budget.
The Likud center on the committee, MK Eliyahu Rabivo, said: The finance committee is not a rubber stamp of the government.
I call for the complete cancellation of the concept called 'coalition funds'.
The decent ones raise their heads
MK Hanoch Milbitsky, called for the abolition of government offices: "I have not seen processes that constitute a personal example.
Before we come and put our hand in the public purse, the government needs to show efficiency.
We members of the Knesset did it, the Knesset cut 200 million from its budget, we canceled a higher salary increase, but somehow in the government every minister boasts of showing how he fought against the cut.
This is not how you behave in a war, the government needs to come together as a unit and explain how it brings the budget and why." And MK Eli Dellal shouted: "We will not continue to support such conduct."
MK Hanoch Milbitsky, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Although these members of the Knesset will not raise their hand in voting against Netanyahu, because they also understand that this means that they are voting for the end of their term in the Knesset, but this does indicate the feelings of decent members of the Knesset in the Likud, who are uncomfortable with the conduct as a whole.
In addition, the voices calling for the early elections are increasing.
In protests that are gaining volume, in billboards calling for elections now and in a very explicit statement by the former Chief of Staff, Minister Gadi Eisenkot, who in an interview with 'Ovda' said that the government has lost the public's trust and must go to elections within 3 months.
On the other hand, in an amazing display of lack of awareness, the one who sowed chaos and split everywhere, said on Thursday: "Now do you want to start election propaganda campaigns?
To grab someone by the throat?
This will seriously damage the war effort and the unity of the nation while our heroic soldiers are sacrificing their souls.'
Netanyahu (archive), photo: E.P
The organizing idea behind the demand for new elections is that, while the people are united around the goals of the war, there is a growing feeling that Netanyahu is using the fighting for the purposes of personal political survival.
Therefore, we must go to the elections, so that the current coalition, or another, will receive the trust of the public and lead the way.
The Americans have a vision - it is not certain that it will be with Netanyahu
The Americans also continue to mention that at the end of the war, and the interim period that will accompany it, the ultimate goal is the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
And they added and said that there is a situation, that it will not be Netanyahu who will lead the move.
This is not a new statement on their part.
Two weeks after the day of default, October 7, on October 23, I wrote the following here: "The Americans do not deny Israel's right to enter Gaza and settle accounts with the murderers of Hamas.
They want to know what we are planning for the day after... what is our withdrawal plan from there."
Three months have passed and we are at the same point.
Do not swallow or vomit.
The Americans are worried and are escalating the tone towards Netanyahu.
And the Minister of Defense, Yoav Galant, convenes a press conference, and says: "Lack of political decision may harm the progress of the military operation."
He also adds, what any military strategist would say: "The end of a military campaign must be anchored in a political act."
Biden and Netanyahu in Israel, October 2023, photo: Reuters
And while publicly Netanyahu strongly attacks the very idea of a Palestinian state, the leak from the White House to CNN tells us, to our unstunned ears, that in the conversation with President Biden, Netanyahu did not rule out the establishment of a Palestinian state.
No worries, the denial came very quickly.
Netanyahu is more afraid of Smotrich and Ben Gabir.
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