With the beginning of the Iron Sword War, the country's leadership – political, political and even security – created an expectation among its citizens, Jews and Arabs alike, that all promises would be fulfilled. Toppling the Hamas regime was a matter of time, they said, and they got the time.
Three months into the war, and what was promised and emphasized as a single, final and absolute goal will not be realized, or at best will be accepted with limited guarantee.
What happened on Black Saturday, Hamas's criminal attack on homes and families, on women and children, left no room for thinking other than toppling Hamas. But not only has the organization not collapsed, and not only is it still firing missiles and hitting Israel's soft underbelly, waging a campaign and harming soldiers on a daily basis; Not only have the abductees not been released, but the Israeli government is bringing in humanitarian aid, negotiating with it for the release of the abductees, and no less – for a ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners and prisoners.
The negotiations are being conducted openly and at a known time with the senior Hamas leadership. Although through a third country, it is reasonable to assume that those negotiating on behalf of Israel and Hamas are sitting in the same building, which mainly strengthens Hamas in world and local public opinion, especially in light of the pictures and reports coming out of Gaza, which are broadcast live throughout the day.
Support for Israel comes from governments more than from peoples, which will make it difficult to continue the war. It will be difficult to disconnect from the pressure that the protest will create on leadership in the world, especially in the Western world
The government did not suffice with promising to topple Hamas, which, as stated, would not be fulfilled – it declared that it would not agree to the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza. At the same time, the head of the National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi, wrote an article on a Saudi website in which he noted Israel's conditions for returning the Palestinian Authority to control the Gaza Strip. In other words, there is no Israeli refusal here, only conditions, and a clear wink to Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman, the strongest leader in the Arab world, to help and assist. Perhaps the return of the PA to Gaza will lead to a renewed Israeli-Saudi rapprochement, and thus Israel can receive a Saudi commitment or guarantee to return the PA, remove responsibility for all civilian issues in Gaza, and promise to finance the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip.
Anyone who is exposed to the international media, and watches the regular demonstrations in dozens of countries around the world, sees that the legitimacy that Israel received at the beginning of the war is running out in all of them, including the United States.
Support for Israel comes from governments more than from peoples, which will make it difficult to continue the war. It will be difficult to disconnect from the pressure that the protest will create on leadership in the world, especially in the Western world. At first, President Biden sent an aircraft carrier to the shores of Israel, but now he refuses to supply combat helicopters to Israel. In my estimation, the war will end towards the end of next month. Isolated operations will continue, but once the war ends, the Israeli government will not be able to turn its back on the Palestinian leadership and refuse negotiations for a political settlement. It cannot continue to see the Palestinian Authority as a subcontractor whose main activity is security coordination and municipal management of Palestinian communities. It is in Israel's interest for the PA to be strong, not only to carry out its security orders in exchange for tax money.
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