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Israel’s Leaders Condemned for Subservience to US Interests

Growing discontent in Israel is fueled by the perceived ineffectiveness of a five-week conflict with Iran, which has left the country’s objectives unfulfilled after 40 days of fighting. Former Knesset member and CEO of the Upper Galilee Development Company, Einbar Bezik, expressed her concerns on Channel 13, questioning the value of the war’s costs. “What tangible benefits have we gained?” she asked, pointing to the devastating consequences of the conflict, including the loss of lives on the home front, fallen soldiers, and thousands of displaced residents. Despite the war’s duration, the Iranian nuclear programme remains intact, the threat of ballistic missiles persists, and the regime continues to hold power, with Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Hamas still operational.

Former head of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, Ram Ben-Barak, directly attributed the conflict’s failure to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership, labelling it a “Netanyahu-led debacle”. “The reality is that Israel’s foreign and security policy is dictated by the US, particularly in Gaza and Iran,” he stated, expressing his hope that this is not the case in Lebanon. This sentiment was echoed by Yossi Shain, a professor of international relations at Tel Aviv University and Georgetown University, who observed on Channel 12 that Israel has been relegated to a secondary player in the conflict. “We’ve essentially been riding on the back of a tiger, with our interests diverging from those of the dominant force,” he noted, lamenting Israel’s geopolitical standing in the aftermath of the war.

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