Newsweek explains Netanyahu's insistence on igniting wars in the region | News

Newsweek magazine explained that analysts believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to buy time by igniting wars in the region, in order to find a way out of the political impasse he is suffering from after his failure to achieve the goals of the war on Gaza.

The American magazine added – in an article by Dan Perry – that Israel was keen from the beginning to promote its version of events, which can be summed up as a “terrorist group” (referring to the Hamas movement) agitation) Israel invaded suddenly, “killing 1,200 of its citizens and kidnapping about 250 to Gaza“On the bloodiest day for Israel.

The novel continues that Hizb allah It has been attacking Israel since then with drones, shells and missiles, and Houthi group It fires at Israel from Yemen, and also attacks commercial ships heading to Israel.

Hamas was hoping, according to this account, to ignite a Palestinian uprising in West Bank Occupied and civil war in Israel itself, which has not yet happened, although there is tension, Newsweek explains.

The world is against us

According to the magazine, Israel's narrative highlights that it launched A counterattack in Gaza aimed at removing Hamas from power, causing heavy casualties, and because Hamas refuses to give up prisoners and lay down its arms.

In recent weeks, Israel has assassinated a series of key figures in Hamas and Hezbollah, including Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh While he was a guest in Tehran, Iran and its allies vowed – according to the newspaper – to take revenge in Israel itself, and thus the region is experiencing a state of tension.

In this novel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing trial on bribery charges, quickly realizes that October 7th It was a complete failure of his government.

New elections

Polls have shown that three-quarters of Israelis want to replace the government and that the opposition will win new elections. Netanyahu declared war on the basis of two popular goals: removing Hamas from power in Gaza and returning the prisoners. He claimed that any reckoning must wait until the end of the war.

But for Netanyahu, it was not just a matter of dragging things out until the next scheduled election in 2026. He wanted to convince enough Israelis that the world was against them, that conflict was inevitable, and that force alone was the appropriate response.

Therefore, Israel has suffered defeat since its tanks entered Gaza, many of its soldiers were killed and wounded, its economy suffered, its international standing declined, and its rule international justice Court that it may be guilty of genocide and that its occupation of the West Bank is illegal, while International Criminal Court In the Attorney General's request to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Galant.

War is good for agents of chaos.

If we look at the matter from this perspective, as the writer says, it becomes clear to us the reason for the continuation of the war, which is that there is political time that has been bought in an exhausting and endless pursuit, as Hamas continues to hold the prisoners, and is still able to control any area that the Israeli military forces vacate.

The writer mentioned that there is a complex three-stage deal on the table, and the US President said: Joe Biden It was proposed by Israel, but Netanyahu now rejects it, saying the demands his negotiators say are aimed at thwarting the entire deal.

Now Haniyeh has been assassinated while visiting Tehran, ensuring retaliation by his hosts. So if what is required is for Netanyahu to buy more time through greater complications, deepening chaos and new, terrifyingly high risks, this is not what the Israelis want, the writer says.

Observers might conclude that a leader who behaves in this way is a traitor, but his skill at surviving crises is undeniable. It is tempting to view this second narrative as a kind of conspiracy theory, but to those who know Netanyahu, it seems very real.

“The prime minister doesn’t want the war to end. He wants as long a war as possible,” retired general Dan Harel said this week, because this situation is good for the agents of chaos. It fuels tension, confusion, divisions, hesitation and self-deception, which opens the door wide for manipulation. This is the context in which Netanyahu thrives.