- Oct 20, 2022
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Reports are that Netanyahu is becoming increasingly beleaguered and is living on borrowed time:
- 10s of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest over the weekend: against his conduct of the war; his corruption charges; against the extreme Religious zealots propping up his leadership; security failures and the increasing risk to Isreal in destabilising the ME; failure to negotiate a ceasefire to get the hostages released and his centralising reforms that were on the agenda before the war started - Israelis want him out. They want that to happen sooner rather later.
The Israeli people now may be the only route to reach a peaceful settlement and end the war - by doing what no UN Security Council or International Court or the US can do, remove Netanyahu from power.
“Mr Netanyahu has been a consistent opponent of a Palestinian state. He has contemptuously dismissed the US strategy of backing for Palestinian independence as part of a "grand bargain" to remake the Middle East.
His critics here say his strident rejection of President Joe Biden's plans for governance in Gaza after the war is a tool to secure the continued support of Israel's extreme right wing. One of the protesters outside the Knesset was David Agmon, a retired Brigadier General in the Israeli army. He ran the prime minister's office when Mr Netanyahu was first elected.
"It's the biggest crisis ever since 1948. I'll tell you something else. I was the first chief of staff for Netanyahu in 1996, so I know him, and after three months I decided to leave. Because I realised who he is - a danger to Israel.”
- 10s of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest over the weekend: against his conduct of the war; his corruption charges; against the extreme Religious zealots propping up his leadership; security failures and the increasing risk to Isreal in destabilising the ME; failure to negotiate a ceasefire to get the hostages released and his centralising reforms that were on the agenda before the war started - Israelis want him out. They want that to happen sooner rather later.
The Israeli people now may be the only route to reach a peaceful settlement and end the war - by doing what no UN Security Council or International Court or the US can do, remove Netanyahu from power.
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu protests put political divides back on show
Large anti-government protests have brought Israel's deep political splits back to the surface.
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“Mr Netanyahu has been a consistent opponent of a Palestinian state. He has contemptuously dismissed the US strategy of backing for Palestinian independence as part of a "grand bargain" to remake the Middle East.
His critics here say his strident rejection of President Joe Biden's plans for governance in Gaza after the war is a tool to secure the continued support of Israel's extreme right wing. One of the protesters outside the Knesset was David Agmon, a retired Brigadier General in the Israeli army. He ran the prime minister's office when Mr Netanyahu was first elected.
"It's the biggest crisis ever since 1948. I'll tell you something else. I was the first chief of staff for Netanyahu in 1996, so I know him, and after three months I decided to leave. Because I realised who he is - a danger to Israel.”
Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu
Hostages' families believe time is running out, and they are getting more vocal about their displeasure with Netanyahu.
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