Haaretz: Trump will remove Netanyahu due to the high cost of his “maintenance.” news

An Israeli writer said that the American president-elect Donald Trump He won't waste any chances trying to remove him Benjamin Netanyahu Who needs “high maintenance”, despite their previous friendship.

In an opinion article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, writer Eran Yashiv believes that it is in Trump’s interest to remove Netanyahu from power because he is a person who needs constant attention, care and support, indicating that his opinion is not an accurate prediction but rather an analysis of Trump’s “volatile and unpredictable” position, taking into account the economic considerations in the introduction.

Yashiv, an economics lecturer, says that Netanyahu, in the eyes of the Americans, needs “high maintenance,” as Israel received nearly $18 billion in military aid from the United States over the past year.

Trump expressed his desire not to spend American taxpayer money on foreign conflicts, whether in Ukraine or Israel, and acted accordingly. Supporting the ongoing unrest in the Middle East is not on his agenda.

Yashiv wonders: Does Trump have a commitment to Netanyahu? He answered, “No,” as it is considered that Trump despises Netanyahu and resents the Israeli Prime Minister’s relations with the American President joe biden. Now that he is freed from electoral considerations, his campaign promises have little value, as he put it.

The Israeli writer adds a new question: How can Trump “remove” Netanyahu? He answered that, according to his opinion, this is done in two ways. The first is by sending a message to the Israeli parties, especially the extremist parties, that “Netanyahu’s career is over,” and they are likely to comply quickly, as he put it.

Secondly, speaking to Yashiv, by exerting financial pressure and using the “carrot and stick” approach with Netanyahu and his party. Likud What he called “other power brokers” would, at best, remove him from power easily.

Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday that the Israeli Prime Minister spoke with Trump to congratulate him on his election victory, adding that the conversation was “warm and friendly,” and that they discussed the “Iranian threat” and the need to work together for Israel's security.

“Your historic return to the White House gives the United States a new beginning and renews commitment to the great alliance between Israel and the United States,” Netanyahu wrote on the X website.

For his part, Trump indicated that his conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu It was “very good”.