The bloody triumph of Benjamin netanyahu

In one year, Israel has eliminated several of its enemies at the head of Hamas or Hezbollah, including Yahya Sinwar, ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah. Far from thinking of a truce to his advantage, the Israeli prime minister intends to continue the war. One question remains: will he launch a major operation against Iran, which would then involve the United States?

LeIsrael's prime minister binyamin netanyahu's dramatic home rise in recent months is proof - if it were necessary - of the politician's ability to bounce back. A faculty that explains his exceptional longevity in power. To be sure, netanyahu had already begun to regain popularity among the most right-wing section of Israeli public opinion since the spring by resisting pressure from the us administration - albeit very timid - to conclude a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas.

In may, he launched his troops to assault the city of Rafah and the rest of the border area with Egypt despite Washington's exhortations. In this way, he removed the main attraction of the ceasefire project in the eyes of the Hamas leadership in the enclave. Then, by declaring his refusal to withdraw his troops from Rafah, at least temporarily, as advocated by the military command and Yoav Galant, his defence minister and main political rival within his likud party, the prime minister put an end to any serious prospect of agreement with the Palestinian movement and attracted the anger of Egypt, which was furious at losing control of the crossing between Gaza and its territory, Over which she had the upper hand until then.

Netanyahu was thus openly flouting the wishes of the American President. He had no desire to give Joseph Biden the gift of a truce with the release of hostages, including American citizens who would have been received with great pomegranate at the White House. By resisting Biden with great ingratitude, the likud leader was doing his presidential rival, Donald Trump, a service. The withdrawal of the incumbent President's candidacy and his withdrawal in favor of his vice-president, Ms. Kamala Harris, were not of a (...)