Coinciding with the travel of a security negotiating mission to Doha today, criticism is increasing within Israel directed at its coalition headed by Netanyahu, accusing it of failing to manage the war on Gaza and foreign relations, calling for serious dealing with a valuable opportunity to complete an important deal for the kidnapped and for Israel’s national security.

An Israeli mission headed by Mossad chief David Barnea is supposed to leave for Qatar with more powers than it had the previous time, but less than what the security establishment wants, according to what the Hebrew radio said today.

Last night, the War Council met, and after it the expanded Ministerial Council, to continue considering Hamas’ proposals for a new deal, and the powers of the negotiating team in Doha. In this regard, the Foreign Minister of the occupation government, Yisrael Katz, refused to respond to a question about the War Council’s decision regarding the authority of the negotiators.

For the second day in a row, Yedioth Ahronoth and Haaretz newspapers quoted sources in the Israeli security establishment as saying that Hamas’ proposals are bad, but they constitute a real basis for negotiations, and that they fear that Netanyahu himself is the one obstructing the deal. Military analyst Amos Harel said “On the eve of the decisive moment in the negotiations, today, it seems that the Netanyahu government is not rushing anywhere.”

Netanyahu rebukes the world

As attention turns to Doha today, internal debates continue in Israel about the negotiations with Biden, and about the deal and its possibilities and priority, after the verbal escalation between its Prime Minister Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden.

Yesterday, Netanyahu, as usual, moved from defense to attack, and he and some of his ministers criticized the American administration and the international community in an unprecedented manner, rebuking them by saying, “Have you forgotten October 7th?”

Despite speaking in English, Netanyahu was practically addressing the Israelis, specifically his partisan constituency, betting on gaining political points that would improve his shaky political position, through the image of a strong leader capable of saying no to the United States in defense of Israel’s highest interests, trying to benefit from the desire of the majority of Israelis to continue the war. Now, or after an exchange and truce deal, until the goals of the war are achieved and Hamas is prevented from receiving a “sign of victory.”

Netanyahu is still ambitious for a victory over “Hamas,” or an image of victory that will restore the prestige that has been damaged since October 7. He is also seeking to rule out a deal that includes a political horizon that is compatible with the idea of two states that is strongly proposed in the world today, just as he aims to preserve his coalition and rule out a day of internal reckoning.

Strategic foolishness

Reserve General Amos Gilad blamed Netanyahu and his government, and said that their unprecedented attack on Biden is an expression of ingratitude and a strategic failure of the first order.

In an article entitled “Strategic Folly,” published today by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Gilad says that America is the only true ally, and Biden is the president most friendly to Israel, suggesting that Netanyahu’s small internal political calculations replace a strategy for national security and the future of Israel.

Gilad continues with his warnings: “America saved Israel on October 7, enabled its army to stand on its feet, and struck Hamas with painful blows, but suddenly Netanyahu’s statement came about the strategy of absolute victory, which is doomed to failure, and to harm the army’s achievements because it ignores the alliance with the United States.” .

Gilad considers that Israel is missing a dream opportunity that lies in Biden’s theory of normalization, alliance with Arab countries, and integration into the region, warning that “without restoring the Gaza Strip and original Palestinian leadership, Israel will be drawn into direct occupation of Gaza, which has been stricken by a disaster, and without a political horizon we cannot find a solution in the north includes the return of the displaced from the Galilee to their homes, knowing that the war with “Hezbollah” entails serious strategic risks.”

Strategic wisdom

Gilad also believes that “the invasion of Rafah will harm Israel’s relations with the United States and Egypt, and despite its military vitality, this operation is not possible without coordination with them, warning that with the continued insults directed at the American administration, the American military, diplomatic, and economic Iron Dome would be harmed.”

Israeli General Gilad concludes by saying: “Israel, as a small country, cannot live alone and rely only on itself. Netanyahu must place the return of the kidnapped alive as a supreme value that has no alternative.”

Regarding the goals of the war, Gilad suggests that Israel can stop it now, saying that it can translate its gains in Gaza and southern Lebanon into strategic profits that enhance its security and future, but commitment to the strategy of absolute victory, and loss of coordination with Washington, will cause harm to this.

He adds in conclusion: “This is the time for strategic wisdom based on our impressive military achievements.”

Gilad was preceded by General Yitzhak Brik, known as the Prophet of Wrath, as he predicted October 7th years ago, in an article published by “Maariv” yesterday in which he “opened fire” on Netanyahu and his coalition, and said that Israel lost the war in Gaza because it did not have a strategic vision, stressing that The Israeli home front “is not prepared for a wide regional war.” Brik also said that since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip that has left tens of thousands of civilian victims, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to Tel Aviv being brought before the International Court of Justice on charges of “genocide.” Collective, for the first time since its founding.

In clear, direct language, Reserve General Yisrael Ziv, in an interview with Hebrew Radio, warned of the army losing all its gains in the Gaza Strip, warning that Israel is heading to lose the war due to failure to manage it, especially the failure to provide a plan for the next day, and a plan for humanitarian aid, which causes the emergence of Somali case in Gaza.

He was followed, in an interview with the same radio, by the former Israeli consul in New York, Alon Pinkas, who warned that we are losing our friendship with the United States on the altar of factional interests. He also joined those warning about losing sight of the line between reality and illusion by believing that Israel could give up support. America remains here in the East.

Gaza is not Singapore

The political commentator in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Nahum Barnea, has continued to criticize the occupation government since October 7, and confirms that Netanyahu’s refusal, for five months, to specify the next day turned the fighting inside Gaza into a stagnation, a humanitarian and diplomatic disaster, and a disaster in terms of Israel’s image in the country. the world.

He goes on to criticize in a sarcastic tone: “Netanyahu’s plan to turn Gaza into Singapore is a big lie: Contrary to Netanyahu’s claims, the UAE does not care... and there is no party enthusiastic about controlling Gaza except “Hamas,” Ben Gvir, and Smotrich. Rabin once said that the best solution was to drown Gaza in the sea, but this did not happen, and Singapore will not be located there either. Sometimes dreams don't come true.”

Dramatic crisis

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper highlighted the escalation of the tone of the debate between Netanyahu and Biden by choosing its main headline today: “Saddam,” but it warns that the tension between them is sliding towards a dramatic crisis between Israel and its most important ally.

Today's newspaper cartoon expresses this by showing Biden and Netanyahu in a debate, while candidate Trump sits aside, eating popcorn and drinking a Coke.

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