The Israeli website Ynet reported, citing unnamed sources, that those close to US President Joe Biden advised him to announce his “loss of personal confidence” in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, because the latter is “slow in ending the war” for personal reasons, and avoids discussing the issue of managing matters in Gaza after the end of the war. the war.

The report, which was published on Thursday, January 18, 2024, indicated that Biden had begun to “get fed up” with Netanyahu’s decisions, and his “patience was about to run out,” as the latter’s behavior sparked frustration in the White House, and officials there began to see that he was not putting Prisoners are at the forefront of his war goals.

The Biden administration is also frustrated by Netanyahu's insistence on prolonging the war, and his continued refusal to discuss the situation in Gaza after the end of the Israeli military operation there.

The website quoted its sources close to the Biden administration as saying that Netanyahu does not put the release of Israeli prisoners at the top of his priorities, but rather wants the war to continue for a few more months, despite fears that the prisoners will not survive by then.

Declaration of no confidence

The sources indicated that those close to Biden advised him to announce his personal disavowal of Netanyahu, and to declare that he had lost confidence in him, and that he “only trusts the people of Israel and their state.” The sources said that Biden’s aides advised him to publicly disavow Netanyahu’s actions early next February.

Meanwhile, Biden is discussing ways to convince Netanyahu to reduce his goals and seek to end the war, as the American president needs an urgent diplomatic achievement, and the war in Gaza is harming his image in the United States during the year of the presidential elections, according to the Israeli website.

It added that the Biden administration believes that moving forward on this path may enable it to win over Saudi Arabia and revive the normalization process between it and Israel, as the Americans see that the October 7 attack was an attempt by Hamas, with the support of Iran, to block the path to normalization of relations between Israel. And Saudi Arabia, whose negotiations were at an advanced stage before the war broke out.

Biden believes that normalization with Saudi Arabia is sufficient incentive to convince Netanyahu to agree to end the war, but senior Israeli officials believe that as long as Israel does not take a serious political step to reach an agreement with the Palestinians, Saudi Arabia will not accept the path of normalization. The Saudis are not in a rush, and they believe that they can wait until After the US elections in November of this year.

"We say 'no' to our closest friends"

It is noteworthy that reports reported by the American network NBC News, on Thursday, spoke of the desire of the American administration to bypass Netanyahu and cooperate with Israeli opponents to end the war in Gaza.

In response, Netanyahu said in a press conference held yesterday: “Those who talk about (the day after Netanyahu) are actually talking about establishing a Palestinian state with the Palestinian Authority, and this is what they are actually saying. The reality is that it is not (the day after Netanyahu), but It is “the day after exceeding what the majority of Israeli citizens want.”

He added: “The State of Israel must control the entire territory of western Jordan in the near future. I say to the Americans: (The prime minister in Israel must be able to say - no - to his closest friends as well, and be able to refuse when necessary, and agree when it is necessary.”) possible).”

On the other hand, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said last night that there is no way to solve the security problems facing the State of Israel, and restore stability in Gaza, except by establishing a Palestinian state.