It's the 94th day of the war in the Gaza Strip and American pressure on Israel to stop the fighting seems to be increasing. Contrary to all statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Galant about Israel's determination to continue fighting inside the Gaza Strip, Joe Biden on Sunday evening exposed the differences of opinion between Jerusalem and Washington regarding the duration of the fighting. "I am secretly working with the Israeli government on a significant withdrawal of forces from Gaza." The president said in the American media.
US President Joe Biden, Photo: AFP
In addition, it seems that American criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conduct is increasing by the day.
A Biden administration source said in an interview with CNN's Jack Tapper: "At some point, Netanyahu will have to choose between governing in a way that likes Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, and ruling in a way that likes President Biden and the United States.
These criticisms follow statements published by Politico by a senior American official: "It is not always clear who drives Qatar in Israel," said the official, who is intimately familiar with the contacts between Washington and Jerusalem. "There were cases where Netanyahu hinted and even said explicitly: 'My hands are tied, I have a coalition, it's not me.'"
Netanyahu in a message to Biden: "It will be a protracted war, until we restore security," Photo: Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO
In an analyst article titled "The U.S. Faces an Israeli Leader Who Is Losing Control," the website's senior foreign correspondent, Nahal Tousi, claimed that the Israeli leader is trying to stay in office and avoid jail time on corruption charges – two tasks that have made him dependent on the demands of far-right representatives in his government. They are also the ones, according to the article, that make it difficult for Netanyahu to accept American proposals regarding dealing with Gaza.
Meanwhile, U.S. envoy for Iran Avram Paley said on Sunday: "We see the Iranian regime as an adversary and a state sponsor of terrorism, but we are not looking for a confrontation with Iran. We have made it clear that Tehran does not need to gain an advantage from the regional situation."
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