Gaza War: Israel must submit to America now – Haaretz newspaper

“The Security Council resolution contained enough of what the United States sought in the resolution it drafted last week that Russia and China vetoed,” Kurtzer says. “Specifically, the resolution calls for a ceasefire during Ramadan — and therefore it is “For a limited period – and demands the unconditional release of all hostages… so it is puzzling to try to explain the reason for the Israeli exaggerated reaction.”

He added: “The administration has made clear that it does not, in principle, oppose the plan to move against Hamas fighters in Rafah, provided that there is a plan for civilians,” wondering: “Why does the Israeli Prime Minister not want to talk to the Americans at this critical moment?”

The writer explains that the American administration is studying whether Israel is committed to National Security Memorandum No. 20, which requires – among other things – recipients of American weapons to provide guarantees that American weapons will be used in accordance with international law.

Given Vice President Kamala Harris’ warning that the attack on Rafah would have “consequences,” Israel should not test the United States at this time on the issue.

He adds: “Secondly, Israel has claimed some success so far in the war against Hamas, but the costs have been very high in terms of Palestinian civilian losses and the humanitarian crisis throughout Gaza.”

Kurtzer concludes by saying: “Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State under John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, once said that the most important tool in diplomacy is the ability and willingness to listen, and this is good advice for the current Israeli government.”

And to the British newspaper The Guardian, which published an article by Alon Pinkas, entitled “Netanyahu has always wanted to pick a fight with the United States, but he may not survive this time.”

The writer says that the United Nations vote for a ceasefire in Gaza shows that “the Biden administration has finally run out of patience with Netanyahu.”

The writer wonders: “How does Israel do what it does with a superpower that was its ally? And how can the war turn into global isolation and widespread condemnation? If you are confused, just ask Benjamin Netanyahu, he is the only one who has the answer.”

Pinkas believes that Netanyahu has been “deliberately” seeking a confrontation with the United States since late October 2023, as UN Security Council Resolution 2728, which calls for an “immediate ceasefire,” is only the latest pretext for this “confrontation.” This may seem counter-intuitive and unwise to many, given that the two countries are close allies, according to the writer.

The writer points out two reasons for Netanyahu to incite such a confrontation. The first is that he fabricated a confrontation that exempts him from responsibility and accountability for the course of the war, which he constantly refuses to bear.

The writer considers that Netanyahu has a long record of repeated confrontations and quarrels with American administrations, from George H.W. Bush to Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and now Biden, and says that his “unsuccessful” interference in American politics is also a familiar feature since the 1990s.

We turn to Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, which published an article entitled “When will Jordan use the popular position as a card to pressure Israel?”, by Bassam Al-Badarin.

The writer says that Israel “invests well and always in the voices of settlers who oppose even the interests of peace partners” such as Jordan. On the other hand, parties in the capital, Amman, insist that any investment in the position of the Jordanian people against Israel is “prohibited” and, at best, “not desirable.”

Al-Badarin adds: “Personally, I do not know a political or logical reason that prompts the Jordanian government to continue obstructing, obstructing and damaging one of the most prominent and important trump cards in confronting the Israeli right and its ambitions and plans. I mean exclusively the card of the Jordanian people, and even the partial presence of almost half of the people from a Palestinian component. “He is definitely affected by everything that happens.”

Al-Badarin says: “For example, but not limited to, an official in the Jordanian Relief Service for the Gaza Strip informed me that a number of settlers who obstructed the crossing of Jordanian trucks several times from the Kerem Shalom crossing, no more than 18 people, carrying banners and sitting on the sidewalk, and suddenly the democratic government responds to them.” “Israel”, explaining that the Israeli right “invested par excellence in this group of settlers, as the response to them caused the return of aid trucks.”

The writer says: “The belief is firmly established that presenting the popular position as a card for pressure and negotiation with countries supportive of Israel serves the interests of the nation and the citizen, and increases the fruits of all kinds of gains, because the Jordanian official or employee can say at any critical angle: Well, I too have a people and they have an opinion and a position.” “.

The writer ends by saying: In short, Jordan is the one that should “blackmail” Israel and not the other way around, and it has all the necessary cards to do so without noise or declaring war.