Breaking point? Netanyahu desperately seeks to export the crisis overseas
Breaking point? Netanyahu desperately seeks to export the crisis overseas
Netanyahu's dilemma became more complex when members of his cabinet openly challenged his policies. In this context, the director of the Israeli regime's internal security agency (Shabak) has acknowledged that Israel's security position has become exceedingly precarious. As Ronen Bar, the chief of Shabak, was cited in Israel Hayom as saying, "Today's situation with the unprecedented volume of threats easily leads us to a calamity from which we will never be able to extricate ourselves.
This scenario aggravated social distrust and hopelessness in the future among those living in the occupied Palestinian territories, to the point where the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) data shows that 56% of Israelis believe the protests have had little impact on government policies thus far, while only 31.5% think the protests effect is significant. The survey also found that 57 percent believe that Israel's so-called democracy is in grave danger. Only 51.5% of Israelis, mostly far-right followers, are confident that a violent civil war is unlikely, while 41.5% are worried about the possibility of a civil war, with the majority belonging to the left and centre blocs.
Respondents to the IDI survey were also asked their thoughts on Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli minister of finance, and his controversial claim that "there is no such thing as a Palestinian nation." Seventy percent of right-leaning voters agreed with Smotrich, while just 26% of moderates and 12% of the far left supported the extremist Zionist minister. Also, recent research reveals that 90% of Israeli entrepreneurs and tech executives are considering leaving the occupied territories due to the bleak political climate and the rising fear of sociopolitical instability.
On the other hand, the crisis has cast a long shadow on the Zionist army to the point where, in the midst of political tensions, Netanyahu fired his war minister, Yoav Gallant, for opposing his judicial overhaul, only to reverse his decision as the political situation got worse. Meanwhile, pilots in the Zionist regime's regular and reserve forces have lately sparked controversy by refusing to fly combat missions because of their intense opposition to Prime Minister Netanyahu's political agenda. Leaked Pentagon papers suggest that Mossad has also actively exhorted people to participate in rallies against the government's judicial reform. The US intelligence assessment came out on the same day that a former Mossad officer wrote a letter criticising the pro-Netanyahu bill. The New York Times, on the other hand, stated that it cannot independently authenticate the accuracy of these papers. On the other hand, Herzi Halevi, Chief of General Staff of the Zionist Armed Forces, had essentially little say in the matter due to disagreements between the security and ministries and the army.
The Washington Post also reported that the document was sparse on details but that the information was gathered under the US Espionage Act with the approval of a federal judge.
According to a source close to Netanyahu, "millions of dollars are being funnelled into organising and financing these demonstrations. We closely monitor events as they unfold. A command post exists at an extremely high level. Protests are coordinated through a single command structure. Who will foot the bill for transport, banners, and similar expenses? To us, it is quite obvious."
Netanyahu has already thrown the blame at George Soros, alleging that Soros is attempting to bring down the Israeli government from within. Netanyahu also claimed that the Soros foundations employ "unlimited resources" day and night to wipe out Judaism.
