Blue and White Chairman has explicitly pledged to the US President that he will support the Centennial Plan and even work to advance • Now he and his people oppose the application of sovereignty • Interpretation

• Benny Gantz visits the Jordan Valley // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

The negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz take place behind closed doors, and its leaking details are somewhat contradictory. But one thing is clear: Gantz and his people oppose the application of Israeli law to Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria. Both surprising and alarming.

Benny Gantz: "After the elections - we will work to apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley" // Photo: Ami Shamir

He is surprised that just two months ago, the day before U.S. President Donald Trump introduced his peace plan to the world, Trump introduced her to Gantz. The plan, which includes American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria, contains an expectation that Israel will begin its sovereignty over These areas are in the immediate range following the establishment of a permanent government in Jerusalem, according to a source present at the meeting, after Trump presented his plan details, "Gantz pledged in the Oval Room that if he served as prime minister, he would form a government with people to support the deal."

Based on Gantz's statement, which means any government that fails to establish Israeli sovereignty in these areas, the Americans immediately set up a joint mapping committee with Israeli representatives to prepare the maps for the swift implementation of the deal.

On Sunday this week, and in light of consistent reports that Gantz opposes sovereignty over settlement, a Trump administration official made it clear that "Gantz came to Washington and said he supported it, and we didn't hear anything different from him. Unless we tell you otherwise, we assume we have a partner on the other side ". In other words, the Trump administration expects Magnz to stick to his word.

There is no threat here, there is an expectation of fairness here. You can lie to voters and survive politically. But it is very difficult for Israeli leaders to lie to the US president and succeed in their presidency. According to the report, the Likud is trying to resolve the dispute with Gantz around sovereignty by agreeing that the coalition members will have free voting on the matter. There will be a majority to the move even if Gantz and his party object, which is a way to solve Plunter, but Netanyahu should not make it easier for Gantz through technical solutions.

There is no technical problem here. There is a fundamental problem here. Gantz gave his word to President Trump unequivocally. There was no misunderstanding. How can Israel expect to preserve the international standing when someone who is supposed to be prime minister in a year and a half presents himself at the beginning as an unreliable man who is ready to lie to the world's strongest power leader? Netanyahu himself risks his personal credibility only through his attempt to cover Gantz.

It's not too late to fix the mistake. Gantz can still change his position and fill his word for president. For his own good and for the good of the state, he should do so clearly and clearly before the agreement is concluded.