by Blue Flash
Welcome to Israel's new reality.
A short three months ago at a White House press conference, Bibi
Netanyahu was euphoric as President Trump announced the plan (dubbed “Trumpsfer”)
to completely level the Gaza Strip and relocate all 2 million Gazans to
neighboring countries.
Trump was fulfilling his repeated assertion as “the best
President Israel has ever had.”
Now however, with a series of deals that excludes Israeli
participation, Trump appears to be remaking the Mideast landscape to Israel’s
detriment:
• Houthis: On Tuesday, Trump
announced a halt to US attacks on the
Houthis. This completely blindsided Israel,
who allegedly found out about it on the news.
More troubling, Trump’s
announcement – two days after a Houthi ballistic missile struck Ben
Gurion Airport – failed to even mention Houthi attacks on Israel.
Israel is now left to fight the Houthis alone.
• Saudis: Next week, Trump will be in Saudi Arabia to finalize a comprehensive deal that allegedly offers the Saudis
advanced American weapons, extensive economic
cooperation, and support for a Saudi civil nuclear program.
Meanwhile,
the entire topic of Saudi normalization with Israel
– Bibi’s big diplomat prize – has been sidelined.
• Iran: Trump’s Iran nuclear talks –
a nightmare scenario for Israel that could leave Iran’s nuclear program intact
– increasingly resembles the ongoing pattern, from
Carter to Obama, of US presidents appeasing the Iranian jihadi tyrants. Israel was
again sidelined, notified about these negotiations only at the last minute.
Such
an agreement would severely restrict Israel’s latitude in attacking Iran. (In
April, Trump reportedly blocked an imminent Israeli strike on Iran.)
• Gaza: After a serious of missed ceasefire deadlines, Trump
has lost patience with the situation in Gaza, and is floating a deal that
leaves Hamas intact. This is a far cry from Israel’s longstanding demand that
Hamas be disarmed and prohibited from any role in Gaza’s governance.
• Additionally, Trump is preparing to withdraw
US forces from Syria, while cozying up to Erdogan and considering selling F-35
fighter jets to Turkey.
With Israel’s adversaries striking deals with
Washington behind Israel’s back, that leaves Israel a much-weakened regional
force.
Further, these developments weaken Bibi politically. Combined with
ongoing IDF causalities in Gaza, and increased pressure from the hostage
families and their supporters, don’t be surprised if Bibi is forced to
prematurely end the Gaza war.
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