World News: The Risky Bet of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Personal War

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Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2024 11:57
Written by Olivier Longhi

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, convinced of the necessity of continuing hostilities against Hamas, is giving the impression that he is waging a personal war on which his political survival depends rather than an offensive with purely defensive aims.

If there were even an ounce of tactical and military relevance in Benjamin Netanyahu's stubbornness, the ground offensive that the Israeli prime minister is about to launch could, at the very least, be understood without receiving all the votes that would give him a discharge.

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Despite the hope of a truce, which all global allies believe will serve the greater good, what are the reasons for Netanyahu to take this military action, alone against all, since the United States, despite being an unconditional supporter of the Jewish state, has expressed the greatest reservations about the nature, purpose, and rationality of this offensive?

The first reason, and certainly the main one, is that Benjamin Netanyahu is staking his political future on this war that has become a personal matter. Aware that Israel's domestic intelligence failed to detect the signs of the Hamas attack on October 7, surrounded by corruption, hot on the heels of the ultra-Orthodox, which partly ensures its majority in the Knesset and fervent supporters of settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu has no choice but to win this war, which today looks more like a vendetta. or even a personal confrontation, rather than a conflict that is supposed to ensure Israel's security.

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Growing Resentment

This antiphon, constantly repeated since the creation of the Jewish state in 1948, now takes on a connotation that moves away from the initial common thread which was to ensure that the Israeli people, and this is their right, a peaceful and peaceful life.

In addition to the current bombing of the Gaza Strip and the control of Rafah in particular, this war against Hamas, which is now ready for a truce that Israel opposes because of the detention of Israeli hostages by the terrorist movement, is at the same time fueling a growing resentment against the Jewish State, which is reflected on an international scale in the multiplication of protest actions, particularly in North American universities sensitive to the Palestinian cause.

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At the same time, and without falling into an easy shortcut, Israel's military action in Gaza territory also works to make Israel hated by the current population but also by Gaza's youth. But this conflict, far from being over, is also an admission of Israel's impotence in the face of a terrorist movement that has been able for years now to renew itself in any way despite Israel's harassment of it.

The brutal and indiscriminate military solution employed by Benjamin Netanyahu is likely in the years to come, perhaps sooner, to prove to be a double-edged sword, causing resentment and tension in the Palestinian camp, but also incomprehension among the Israeli population, who are aware that any unnecessary wave of violence is likely to have the same consequences on the soil of the Jewish State.

Between Israel's security and personal war, Benjamin Netanyahu has used the former as a pretext for the latter, opening the door to a risky gamble for himself but also for the Jewish State.

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Bio: Olivier Longhi has extensive experience in European history. A seasoned journalist with fifteen years of experience, he is currently professor of history and geography in the Toulouse region of France. He has held a variety of publishing positions, including Head of Agency and Chief of Publishing. A journalist, recognized blogger, editor, and editorial project manager, he has trained and managed editorial teams, worked as a journalist for various local radio stations, a press and publishing consultant, and a communications consultant.

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