In addition to this claimed assassination of the latest Hamas leader, Netanyahu is gearing up to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, which would trigger a full-blown war, according to a CNN report on May 20.
Netanyahu has been candid in his intent so far. He wants Gaza under Israeli control, contrary to the two-state solution where one part will be the homeland for Palestinians. That’s the stated part. Many experts believe he also wants to establish influence and dominance in neighbouring countries too.
The Zionist plan included the capturing space and power in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine, three areas surrounding Israel where arch rival Iran has substantial influence. The return of Donald Trump to the White House gave the Zionists some hope but it has been undone in the last few weeks.
The progress in the deal talks between Tehran and Washington D.C may have particularly stung the establishment in Tel Aviv. US President halting sanctions on Syria may have undone the cheer that started with the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Damascus.While Syria remains on the US blacklist of states that sponsor terrorism, the picture of Trump shaking hands with Ahmed al-Sharaa, an erstwhile Jihadist who is now the interim President in Damascus, along with Saudi Arabia’s king Mohammad Bin Salman will be a thorn in Netanyahu’s flesh. Interestingly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also took part in the meeting via a video link from Istanbul.
Turkey has been the one pushing for a reconciliation between the West and Syria and this picture is the evidence that Erdogan has been successful to some extent, so far. Turkey replacing Iran as Syria’s benefactor doesn’t help Netanyahu’s cause.
The fresh offensive on Gaza, started by the Israeli troops the day after Trump’s visit to the Middle East ended was as much a signal for the US as it was for Palestinians and their supporters.
Now, Trump wants to be the guy who ended the two wars: between Russia and Ukraine and between Israel and Hamas. Since taking office, Trump has approved nearly $12 billion in major foreign military sales to Israel without the conditions imposed by his predecessor, Marco Rubio said on March 1.
“He wants these conflicts to end, not just to save money but, more importantly, to save lives,” the White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt said on May 20.
If the powers that be want the war on Gaza to end, what will make Netanyahu yield? The Times of Israel reported that the Israeli Prime Minister is ready to end the war, under clear conditions that will ensure the safety of Israel, all the hostages come home, Hamas lays down its arms and steps down from power, its leadership is exiled from the Strip, Gaza is totally disarmed, and the Palestinians are relocated from their homeland.
“A plan that is so correct and so revolutionary,” he reportedly said about the proposed relocation of the people in Palestine, an idea first proposed by Trump in February this year. While Trump seems to moved from his own idea, Netanyahu hasn’t.
