An opinion article in The Washington Post, written by American writer Max Boot, on Monday, December 18, criticized the behavior of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US President Joe Biden, “a friend of Tel Aviv,” noting that in his last year he had strengthened his reputation. As "the worst Israeli prime minister ever."

The American writer accused Netanyahu of waging a “useless and unnecessary” conflict with Biden, stressing that “Netanyahu should embrace his ally, not kick him.”

He believed that Netanyahu may soon pay the price of marginalizing Israel's loyal friend, stressing that "he must maintain the support of the United States in his war on Hamas, which may take several more months," he said.

The author of the article quoted Robert Satloff, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, as saying: “During World War II, British leader Winston Churchill often criticized political differences with former US President Franklin Roosevelt personally, but he did not do so is in public,” stressing that “Netanyahu is not Churchill.”

Netanyahu advances his personal interests

He added that Biden can also express his dissatisfaction by not making a major effort to normalize relations between Tel Aviv and Riyadh, given the American security guarantee, which is the price that Saudi Arabia wants to complete the agreement.

He continued that it is unfortunate that Netanyahu continues to put his political interests above Israel's security interests, noting that "his last year in office destroyed the reputation that he tried to build in his previous decades in politics as a strong leader who preserved Israel's security."

Tensions are increasing between Washington and Tel Aviv, due to disagreements regarding the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, despite American support for it from the beginning.

On December 12, 2023, US President Joe Biden said that “Israel” had begun to lose the support of the international community with its indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinian civilians, most of them children and women.

Since last October 7, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, resulting in the martyrdom of 19,453 Palestinians, in addition to 52,286 wounded, most of them children and women, massive destruction of infrastructure and an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” according to Palestinian and international sources.

Source: Arabic Post