Benjamin Netanyahu. You won't believe what he called a special emergency discussion about today/image processing, screenshot: News 13
The 98th Division withdraws from Gaza. It could be a refresher for a renewed attack, it could be a step on the way to the campaign in the north, it could be training on models for entering Rafah, as the Prime Minister has been promising for over two months now. He also promises that victory is around the corner.
So maybe, maybe, maybe, but all in all, this evacuation has one main meaning: Hamas accepts the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of most of the IDF forces that were operating in Gaza outside the Gaza Strip, without releasing a single hostage.
Let's repeat this for a moment slowly and clearly, because also It was hard for me to digest it at first: the insane goal of Hamas, the cessation of hostilities and the acquisition of IDF forces, the fact that even those who shouted "now" in the streets, admitted that it was an excessive price to pay for the return of the abductees, is being carried out on the ground, in practice - and all this while the abductees are being tortured to death in captivity.
Let's relax for a moment and admit that because of the many arguments about who is responsible for the huge failure of October 7, we have not noticed the failure that has been raging since that day: Hamas - not only is it not "collapsed" as promised, but is alive kicking and breathing, receiving overwhelming support from the West of Judea and Samaria and as much as possible Among them are public opinion polls, also among the residents of Gaza.
More than 600 soldiers fell in the ground phase of the war, in addition to the more than 300 who fell in its first day, about 900 Israeli civilians were added to them who were murdered and kidnapped in the massacre that was carried out without interruption (except for the tremendous, but sporadic, heroism of individuals and small groups), the residents of the south who were tempted When they returned to their homes they discovered that they had been worked on twice: once when they were promised security, a second time when they were promised money.
Just like in the terrible example they used on October 7 for the residents of the north, this time too they are a warning sign for them - this is what will happen to you if you are tempted to return.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, celebrates the transfer of hundreds of millions to the young settlement, at the expense of the billions that are missing for the old settlement in the south and the north / Walla! system, Flash 90 Avshalom Sashoni
The celebrations of Smotrich
As far as security is concerned, it is clear that anyone who crosses the Rosh Pina line to the north is risking his life. As far as money is concerned - the residents of the north are still waiting for the billions promised to them by the prime minister - he and no one else: not Miri Regev, not Yariv Levin, not Dodi Amsalem, but Benjamin Netanyahu himself.
By the way, money that doesn't reach its destination, his finance minister, whose resume already has one credit rating downgrade and another severe warning (which he celebrated as if it were a lottery win, only because it also didn't turn into an immediate credit rating downgrade) celebrated today.
What should be celebrated six months after the terrible disaster that befell us, you ask? Well - the strengthening of the young settlement, as it is called, in Judea and Samaria. The fact that the funds that were transferred to the Ministry of Settlement for the purpose of that "reinforcement" are now missing in the pockets of the residents of the south - whose councils have to pay bills presented to them by the hotels they were evacuated to, or of the residents of the north - a large part of whom will never return to their homes, even if it is still pending , does not interfere with the rioter who celebrates the war of Gog and Magog that he brought upon us with God's help.
you know what? Let's assume for a moment that Netanyahu would fully align his ranks to the right, flow through Am Ben Gvir and Smotrich all the way to the re-establishment of Kfar Darom and Eli Sinai, who would conduct a war as if the return of the abducted was not important at all and would point a triangular finger in front of the entire world, in the name of the need to defeat the Hamas. It may be an approach that endangers Israel's future, but at least it was a decision in favor of a certain direction that adherence to could, perhaps, bring about the same "total victory" that he constantly talks about.
Only Netanyahu is not even capable of that. When the goal is not victory, well-being for the people of Israel or even the minimization of damage, but only political survival, they conduct themselves between the drops even when a flood descends.
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This is why we are forced to live with Job's tidings from the front, which do not advance us anywhere, this is why the rescue operations for the abductees return mostly bodies in the meantime (three abductees were returned to their homes safe and sound. Less than the number that the IDF accidentally killed throughout the period), this is why Israel suffers from such political isolation as she has never known before: Soon a Palestinian state will be unilaterally established under our noses and our throats so that not only the south and the north will become desolate, but also the east, where the victims will live five minutes from Kfar Saba.
Netanyahu prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state? Did you laugh at Yair in Miami: With his own hands he is digging up its foundations. The political zigzag in which he is trying to maneuver between Biden and Gabir advances the Palestinians towards independence as no Israeli leader has ever done - and everything will be attributed to Hamas, the "hero" who declared war on civilians, the elderly, women and children.
Ministers Failures hold fictitious offices - and those that don't, don't function. The state doesn't even manage to fill the vacuum left behind by the aid organizations that took its place in the first weeks. So we were still hoping that this dysfunction was caused by the shock of a battle that would pass quickly. Now it turns out that they are simply not capable. Why would they be? Capable - have you ever heard how they speak?
In the video: the passengers curse and the driver speeds up: documenting the moment the protesters were trampled in Tel Aviv/photo: Itay Raziel
Why is an emergency hearing called?
Israeli advocacy started badly - then crashed completely. A lot of criticism can be leveled at Sarah's supervisor, Galit Distel Atbarian, but at least she was smart enough to leave in time. What have we done since then instead? Oh yes, Noa Tashvi and Ilon Levy were eliminated only because they were not good in the lady's eyes. There was a lot of talk here about Al Jazeera, whether its activity in Israel will be closed or not.
I recommend that you watch their broadcasts and the numbers they publish continuously to understand how to do proper outreach. Is it any wonder that even the last of Israel's friends in the world turn their backs on her?
But wait, maybe all is not lost - when it came to the semi-annual celebrations, the citizens of Israel received a gift in the form of an emergency discussion called by the Prime Minister, with the participation of senior ministers. I would give you three guesses to find out what the subject of the discussion is - and I bet you wouldn't be offended: no entry to Rafah, no return of the abductees who were raped in captivity, no restoration of the education system in the southern and northern settlements, no the terrible crisis with the person who used our insurance certificate on the day we experienced a system collapse.
The topic of discussion (the emergency!) is "Threats to the safety of public figures in Israel" - a direct continuation of the inciting speech put into the mouth of the Minister of Transportation that was sent last night to the "Meet the Press" studio - and has already reaped a quick dividend in the form of a stampede of protesters (which she hastened to equate to a demonstration of kidnapped families in front of The Prime Minister's house, empty at that time, it should be noted).
98th Division in the fighting in Gaza. Hamas achieved the withdrawal of IDF forces from the Gaza Strip without releasing a single hostage / IDF spokesman
Division 98 does not answer
The division of blame between the political and military ranks will still be investigated by the committee that will be established - if there is anyone left here to set it up, after the assassination in Damascus, which was mainly intended to divert attention from the ongoing failure in Gaza and the current collapse of security on the northern border. Except that just like with the political echelon - the failures of the security system since 7.10 are also starting to compete with those that preceded it.
I was discharged from the IDF like most of the regular soldiers at the rank of sergeant, but even I - who in my time still fought with "Galil" - can recognize the pattern of operation of an explosive device accompanied by anti-tank fire, as a method developed by Hamas to kill as many of our soldiers as possible.
How long will the IDF continue To play into the hands of the terrorists? It is not clear. What is clear in the meantime is that the military ranks, which demonstrated initiative and flight in the first months of the war, are beginning to converge into a deadly shuffle.
Don't get me wrong: IDF soldiers show supreme bravery and unbelievable devotion. Those who were caught in the eye of the storm on October 7th proved it already in the first hours.
These are the most senior commanders who are beginning to raise doubts about whether they deserve such high-quality soldiers, to the point So the suspicion arises that even Major General Hertzi Halevi, the main person responsible for the October 7 debacle, opposes possible drafts of prisoner deals only due to the fear that in the long pause that would be required by such a deal, there would be enough time to replace him while he only signed the disgrace and not the victory.
I hope I'm wrong, just If I've learned anything in the course of the last six months, it's only that the citizens of Israel must not trust any party with an interest, not among the politicians (how's the break, friends - have you received tips from Amsalem yet about good taverns?) but also among those wearing the uniform, or in other words:
the one who heads Major General Aharon Haliva, is the second most senior among the uniform wearers who bears responsibility for the Simchat Torah failure, does not mean that he is not right - it is quite possible that the worst is yet to come. Here too, I wish both he and I were wrong.
The IDF, which pulled the 98th Division from the battlefield, is blessed (rightly!) with the phenomenal success of the operation in Shifaa, may its hands be strengthened, only that one operation, however large and successful it may be against a background of dangerous shuffling, is not something that the "strongest army in the Middle East" should be blessed with When he fails to achieve complete victory.
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Let's remember how the government and the IDF embarked on this campaign
: with the backs of civilians from wall to wall, with soldiers who had been discharged on trips to South America and the Far East, who fought for every available seat on the plane, just to save the homeland.
With aid associations where almost everyone volunteered Who could not carry weapons and be sent to the front, with international support from wall to wall - who did not rush here in the first month to reinforce? The President of the United States, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the President of France - followed by a long line of important world leaders.
We promised them the victory of the West over the people of darkness while maintaining some mandatory rules of the game - not the Israeli government despite wall-to-wall support from home (let's remember that the demonstrations in question are mainly the result of the shuffling in recent weeks) and not its budget-devouring army - despite masterful mobilization and a fighting spirit that is second to none of our good sons and daughters, provided the goods.
The Iranians may react to the massacre in Damascus, abductees will continue to die in the torture cellars, the residents of the north may find housing and employment solutions in the center, their children will lose the right to a high school diploma, in the south they will continue to hear red alerts, Israel's credit rating will continue to decline and the political isolation will further turn from a disturbing concern into an existential danger Of course, but hey -
soon we will be able to update how Ben Gabir, the man and symbol of Cadillac, thinks about the safety of the Prime Minister and his family members. Nevertheless, even though it seems to you that everything is perfect, there are sectors where a state of emergency has already been declared.
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