Netanyahu goes ballistic on allies, friends: Is your memory so short?
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The Israeli Prime Minister plays victim once again and reassures the world that his Rafah invasion plan is still on the table regardless of the world's and his allies' wishes.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a gathering of Jewish leaders in al-Quds, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (AP)
Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, lashed out at "Israel’s" allies and accused them of having a short memory regarding the Palestinian Resistance Operation on October 7.
Netanyahu has not only shaded his allies at the start of the cabinet meeting, but he also further insisted that "Israel" will not end its offensive on Gaza, including in the city of Rafah, despite increasing international pressure urging the occupation not to.
Taking a jab at Biden without actually naming him, Netanyahu said, “To our friends in the international community, I say: is your memory so short? So quickly you forgot about Oct. 7, the worst massacre committed against Jews since the Holocaust?."
In further attempts to try and paint "Israel" as the victim, Netanyahu outcried, “So quickly you are ready to deny Israel the right to defend itself against the monsters of Hamas?”
It is no surprise that Netanyahu has played the "October 7" card right now to justify the expansion of his genocide against Palestinians as his allies, mainly Joe Biden, vocally expressed their disapproval of any Rafah invasion repeatedly since Netanyahu announced it. Instead, there were calls for more surgical operations in the densely populated region with demands to ensure the safety of civilians, which "Israel", of course, failed to present.
Netanyahu managed to pull the same "October 7" card last week when Biden labeled the Rafah invasion as a "red line".
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"If we stop the war now, before all of its goals are achieved, this means that Israel will have lost the war, and this we will not allow. Therefore, we cannot, and will not, succumb to this pressure..."
Netanyahu further stressed that "no international pressure will stop us from realizing all of the goals of the war: Eliminating Hamas, freeing all of our hostages and ensuring that Gaza never again constitutes a threat to Israel.”
It is worth noting that polls show that any election now would result in a loss of power for Netanyahu.
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But why are the partners in crime growing apart?
On March 14, The Washington Post dived into Biden's and Netanyahu's deteriorating relationship surrounding military strategy, political leadership, and even casualty figures.
One point of contention, however, managed to steal the spotlight: Netanyahu's Rafah invasion plan.
In an interview for MSNBC last weekend, Biden stated that Rafah was a "red line", though the exact implications of this statement remained unclear.
According to a White House summary of the conversation, Biden stated last month that "Israel" should refrain from attacking Rafah until it devises a "credible and executable plan" to ensure the safety of over 1 million Palestinian refugees who have sought shelter there due to the war, as reported by The Washington Post, adding that administration officials have indicated that they have yet to witness the presentation of such a plan.
“We’ll go there,” Netanyahu shot back last Sunday [March 10], adding, “You know, I have a red line. You know what the red line is? That October 7 doesn’t happen again. Never happens again.”
A senior Israeli official underlined that position in an interview on March 13. “If the administration says, ‘Never do Rafah,’ that won’t work. … You can’t do 80 percent of the job.”
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"Israel" has gone rogue since October 7, and the United States feels like it has lost all control or say in any crime its imperialist tool commits against Palestinians.
The most fundamental disagreement between Netanyahu and Biden revolves around the state of the war itself," stated The Washington Post, noting that Netanyahu continues to claim that victory is imminent, which is why he intends to invade Rafah.
However, the US disagrees with "Israel's" assessment, believing it has "overestimated" the damage inflicted on Gaza and doubting Netanyahu's ability to secure Gaza and stabilize the region.
The Washington Post reported another reason for Biden's lack of trust in Netanyahu: the absence of a clear plan for "the day after" the war.
The White House questions Netanyahu's ability to develop a viable strategy for concluding a war that has inflicted significant damage on "Israel", devastated Palestinian civilians, and is increasingly detrimental to US interests globally.
