Concern in Israel over the impact of the US election on Washington's position on the war:
last week, the Senate rejected a proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders to condition security aid to Israel on an inspection that it does not violate the human rights of the residents of Gaza. 72 senators voted against and only 11 supported, but in the system The politicians are disturbed by the creation of a link in the political and media discourse in the US between security aid to Israel and between such and such conditions.
Senator Bernie Sanders, photo: AFP
Since the beginning of the war, the Biden administration has been operating a massive air and sea train to aid the war effort against Gaza.
Due to the political difficulties in Congress, which are delaying the aid package formulated by President Biden, the administration even used bureaucratic bypasses to make sure that the aid will continue to arrive.
It should be noted that Bernie Sanders, who is a left-wing marker in the Democratic Party, also expressed opposition to a ceasefire with Hamas, in accordance with Israel's position.
However, the growing criticism of the UN and the administration itself on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, on the dimensions of the destruction and the number of casualties, permeates the media coverage and the progressive wing of the president's party. She who will make "difficult decisions" and agree to the "two-state solution", negatively affects the atmosphere and arouses domestic criticism of the government's backing of Israel.
President Yitzhak Herzog and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, photo: Amos Ben Gershom/L.A.M.
The assessment in the political system is that the increasing pressure on Biden on these issues resulted in the prominence given by the White House over the weekend to the issue of the "Palestinian state" and Netanyahu's supposed agreement to establish one.
Less than a year before his re-election, Biden is in a difficult political situation and suffering from a drop in support.
It seems that in order to please the political power bases in his party who were more critical of Israel, the American president tried to show that Netanyahu is a partner for the establishment of a Palestinian state.
This is why he said things in this vein to the American media.
On the other hand, the quick and unequivocal renunciation of Netanyahu - who was politically attacked in Israel for his agreement - led to the opposite result and further sharpened the differences between him and Biden.
Now, Netanyahu's clear and public opposition to the idea of a "Palestinian state" is once again causing difficulties for the president and the circle of Israel supporters around him.
Biden and Netanyahu (archive), photo: Reuters
Meanwhile, the giant package that Biden initiated to help Israel is still stuck in Congress due to differences between him and the Republican majority.
Last week, Biden summoned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, and the top of Congress for compromise talks, but these failed. In the same package, Biden also included aid to Ukraine and stopping the flow of illegal infiltrators to the United States from the Mexican border.
Republicans insist on other aid package priorities.
As a result of the dispute, the entire package has been stuck on Capitol Hill for over a month.
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