Israeli Opinion| Netanyahu turned Israel into a country with no future, no hope, and no dreams

What happened so that, after October 7, Israel found itself in a political defensive position against attempts to impose the establishment of a Palestinian state on it? What happened to the State of Israel, after this terrible massacre and the greatest disaster in its history, when instead of reaping political and military achievements, it floundered without direction? The definitive answer to these two questions is the lack of action, the absence of real leadership, the abandonment of courage and boldness, and attention to the little things of internal political work in the Israeli governments headed by Netanyahu.

After the split of the October 7th fault line, that massive fault line, it was necessary for Israel to launch a political maneuver, act with determination in the international arena, and consolidate the steel principle of defensible borders. We had to declare, in light of this terrible tragedy and the "brutal" Palestinian terrorism, that the face of the Middle East must be changed. We shouldn't have said, "Never again!" And to announce the annexation of the Jordan Valley, and to offer Hezbollah a deadline, limited to a few months, to withdraw behind the Litani Line, in accordance with United Nations Resolution 1701, and to make clear to our friends and enemies, alike, that the price of this “terrible massacre,” in addition to the elimination of “ Hamas, which must include annexing areas of the Gaza Strip to Israel.

Israel, before the “massacre”, did not move, throughout the years of confusion and loss, decisively or creatively to provide political solutions to the Palestinian issue. It did not work to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, nor did it present a proposal for a solution in the form of developed self-rule, for example, in the areas of the West Bank, including at most Areas A and B, while consolidating our security control over the region. We did not try to involve Jordan. By dissolving some kind of confederation. We also did not work against Hamas, nor did we push for any solution that seeks to disarm the Strip.

At that stage, Netanyahu sat in the chair, just for the sake of sitting in the chair, and did not accomplish anything in the political and diplomatic arena, but rather was busy all the time with cheap politics, maintaining his position, and destroying Israeli society (see, for example, the issue of “judicial reforms” that was killed). This is what happens when a political acrobat and a person who only cares about his own political interests assumes the presidency of the government, instead of a leader and a politician assuming this position.

Not only did the man not amend the Oslo Accords, but he contributed to promoting them with all his might. In addition, he was not satisfied with implementing these agreements, and he neglected Area C throughout his rule, and allowed intensive and dangerous construction operations carried out by the Palestinians, even along the contact line. As for Gaza, and relying on lazy thinking, he says that the way to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state is to strengthen Hamas. Netanyahu treated this deadly organization as an asset to Israel, and allowed Qatar to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to the Gaza Strip, ignoring large-scale funding. Hamas, and intelligence information related to the movement’s intentions. Rather, he signed the Abraham Accords, as if he froze, for fear of the Americans putting pressure on him.

In addition, the farce related to Iranian nuclear armament is recorded in his name, because he did not prevent Iranian progress in this regard. The disgust of world leaders at his devious behavior contributed to weakening Israel's security. All that comes out of that man is empty talk, lies, clowning, empty talk and zero action.

Ironically, Netanyahu, who is desperately trying to resemble Winston Churchill, is the last person who could resemble that great British leader. If we search for a similarity between an Israeli leader and Churchill, we can of course find a similarity, namely Ben Gurion, and the fateful decisions he made. We can find political and military courage and boldness in Begin, Rabin, and Sharon, but the only similarity between Churchill and Netanyahu may be cigar smoking. Netanyahu has turned Israel into a country without a future, without hope, and without dreams.