The financial news portal "Bloomberg" came out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today (Tuesday) in an editorial in which he warned that the Israeli leader may fail in his main goal in the foreign field precisely because of the appointments he made within his government.
According to the website, Netanyahu may also damage one of the foreign policy achievements to his credit, the Abraham Accords and the process of rapprochement with Saudi Arabia, if he does not act against the "extremist ministers" in his government.
"As he begins his sixth term, the Prime Minister made it clear that he is determined to face the threat posed by Iran, among other things by deepening ties with the Arab countries neighboring Israel," the editors wrote.
"A strong and united coalition against Iran will benefit Israel's security, but unfortunately the actions of his government make it difficult to achieve this goal."
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They also added that "his coalition depends on the support of extremist right wing elements", and even though he tried to reassure the American elements that he would be able to restrain the extremists, "so far we don't see much success in this issue".
The editors mentioned the ascension of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple Mount and the continuation of "the attempts of Netanyahu's partners to advance in controversial areas" such as the measures against the Palestinian Authority in response to the moves in The Hague, and the attempts to limit the waving of the PLO flag in public space.
Ceremony of the arrival of the first plane of the Gulf Air airline to Israel, photo: Gideon Markowitz
"Such moves are always provocative, but at this time they reflect severe myopia," they wrote, and explained that precisely now when "the interests of Israel and the United States overlap almost more than at any other time in President Joe Biden's tenure" Netanyahu is thwarting the chance to build on this development.
"While talks with Iran on a nuclear deal are stalled, Biden has shifted most of his activities to establishing a coalition that includes the Gulf states, and especially Saudi Arabia, to disrupt Iran's unruly activities."
They mentioned that "the government's moves that inflame the spirits also harm the chances of increased cooperation with the Saudis, who want to see progress with the Palestinians before they recognize Israel; also, countries that recognized Israel as part of the Abraham Accords may turn back because they know that the public is no longer in favor of the agreements ".
In conclusion, they claim that Netanyahu's moves to mobilize the Americans for his regional goals may be in vain if he does not act to restrain his ministers.
"There is very little incentive for Biden to use his political capital to pressure the Saudis, for example, if Netanyahu's government complicates his job. Netanyahu has long urged Americans not to let other matters distract them from the Iranian threat — the least he can do is act According to the advice he offers."
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