According to Jewish estimates, the amount of help reaching Gaza has fallen to a low in 11 months. And the kidnapping, by an military Arab group, of a fleet of 109 cars on November 16 has exacerbated the situation. Food costs are rising, and it is thought that Hamas soldiers are currently battling Israeli troops in some areas of the area.
Israel’s leadership, led by former US president Joe Biden, has consistently supported Israel in its political and military operations against Hezbollah, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and of course Israel’s hostile attacks against Iran. But all the while Biden has urged restraint.
After the worst murder of Jews since the Holocaust, Israel has the right to support itself, according to Biden, who addressed the G20 this year.
The US’s position on Israel is likely to change, based on the initial consultations made by President-elect Donald Trump to his foreign policy group.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, Trump’s choice for Israeli adviser, has long been associated with the Christian christian right, which fervently opposes Israeli control of the West Bank.
Huckabee made his position apparent in a 2017 interview with CNN, saying:” There is no such thing as a West Bank. It’s Judea and Samaria]the republic’s bible name]. There’s no such item as a lawsuit. They’re areas, they’re districts, they’re cities. There’s no such item as an job”.
Democratic senator Marco Rubio, the man who would be the secretary of state, has publicly opposed a peace in Gaza. He just stated to reporters that he wanted Israel to “destroy every aspect of Hamas they could get their hands on.” These individuals committed vile acts.
A month out from the election, on October 5, Biden appeared at a White House press briefing and commented on speculation that Netanyahu’s apparent unwillingness to agree a ceasefire was motivated by US politics:” Whether he’s trying to influence the election, I do n’t know– but I’m not counting on that”, he said, adding that:” No administration has helped Israel more than I have. Nothing, none, none”, he said. ” And I think]Netanyahu] may consider that”.
Netanyahu must accept that the election results and Trump’s choice of steadfast supporters of his government as confirmation of a strategy that, at least today, has Israel in ascendancy. Israel’s unpleasant in northwestern Gaza shows no sign of slowing.
A new motivation for the ongoing defense activity appears to be emerging as more and more people are being forced southward.
Stress from the appropriate
Some political right-wingers, including members of Netanyahu’s administration, are currently calling for Jewish settlers to retake control of the northern Gaza Strip. These colonists see the Gaza Strip evacuation of 2005 as a “hillul hashem,” a blasphemy against God, as opposed to a tactical error.
Many now believe a similar style may be repeated in at least the northern half of the Gaza Strip as its 2 million Arab residents are squeezed even more into a shrinking space, just as IDF outposts in the West Bank have frequently been used as settlement building sites.
For the two most notable Catholic Zionists in Netanyahu’s state, Interior Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the vote of Trump is the product that will keep on giving. Full conquest of what they refer to as” Judea and Samaria” is still a celebration for them and their power base if the long-awaited prophecy time is to be ushered in and their perception of Zionism realized.
Regardless of the wider repercussions Israel’s state to be both Jewish and democratic, Smotrich and Ben Gvir believe they have the global support to accomplish this.
Full conquest, according to the majority of observers, would effectively declare Israel an apartheid state unless all Palestinians received full citizenship and political rights. This is doubtful.
Netanyahu’s equations
Netanyahu knows this. However, he is no longer so dependent on Smotrich and Ben-Gvir because of the dynamic nature of his local elections. He now has a wider base of support thanks to the addition of a little bloc to his alliance under Gideon Sa’ar.
His approval rating has also increased significantly since Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in response to Hezbollah, according to recent elections. Netanyahu appears to be in an unafraid status despite a new boost in his ballot scores and a divided opposition.
He is also aware that Trump was elected as a transactional leader with a goal of reducing US involvement in international conflicts. Netanyahu is also aware that Trump’s first administration’s efforts to normalize relationships with Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries have been undermined by the Gaza issue, at least for the time being.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has conditioned any measures being taken by the Israeli state and its alliance, the US, toward Israeli sovereignty by calling Israel’s military activities in Gaza a murderous.
Netanyahu may be aware that any change in that direction had fracther his coalition. He will also have a suspicion that Trump did try to use their own political influence to pressure Saudi Arabia and other Gulf kingdoms.
Reading Trump’s purposes is not for the uninitiated. Even so, Netanyahu did believe that the approaching US president will likely grant him political joy to come to an end to his wars. Many, of course, remains questionable. The Palestinians, however, will continue to bear the most of the load.
They can anticipate little assistance from the Arab globe, despite the fact that they lack effective management in Gaza or the West Bank. They now face a victory-seeking Jewish leading and the possibility of a US leader who will help him in every way.
Clive Jones is professor of local stability, Durham University
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