THE Benjamin Netanyahu he has become the face of the days due to his conflict Israel with Hamas and gives personal weight to the Gaza invasion while making plans for the next day. However, those who supported him are now turning their backs and calling for his resignation.
The former US ambassador to Egypt and Israel, Daniel C. Kurtzerhas worked closely with the Israeli prime minister and makes it clear that “Netanyahu he served longer than any other Israeli leader, a reflection of his shrewd political skills and the image he created for himself. Nevertheless, Hamas shattered that image in dramatic fashionin a barbaric attack that will torment Israel for many years to come.”
By writing on Foreign Policy emphasizes that Bibi “he possesses remarkable intelligence, but no “GPS” in politics on how to get where he wants to go. He can come up with big ideas, but struggles to translate them into action». From years of association with him, he cites many examples of Netanyahu’s dexterity, highlighting his positive and negative traits, but two stand out.
The first concerns her his tenure as finance minister in Ariel Sharon’s government. Then, implemented the harsh decisions of the IMF and the US in the Israeli economy, to the extent that Washington was forced to intervene and ask for relief to the citizens. In this way, he satisfied both his creditors and his voters, since any US retreat was presented as his own decision.
The second case has to do with him way of dealing with ultra-orthodox Jewish communities known as kibbutzim. Netanyahu channeled millions to grow and let the extreme Rabbis indoctrinate the youth. A 2021 report states that since then 50% of children receive “third world education”but this united him, since not only he found voters, but also soldiersbecause he invested in militarism.
The crew of time
Despite Netanyahu’s political successes, he never fully implemented his ideas in order to continue to survive politically. So, the time has come and according to the former diplomat, now he has to pay the price.
“Netanyahu tried to avoid responsibility several days ago blaming the intelligence and military chiefs for the security failures that led to the Hamas attacks… Most of his compatriots understand that he has put his own interests above those of the state and its citizens. To avoid a legal reckoning around his charges, he put an entire nation at risk. Having lost his aura as Israel’s protector and having so far failed to define Israel’s war aims in Gaza beyond exaggerating the destruction of Hamas, Netanyahu is now clinging to power for power’s sake,” writes Daniel Kurtzer .
Thus, he concludes that “the Hebrew language has no specific word for accountability. On the contrary, the Israelis they use the word achrayut, which translates as “responsibility”. Netanyahu has avoided accountability in the past, most notably after the 2010 Mount Carmel fire disaster that killed 44 Israelis or the 2021 outbreak during a religious pilgrimage that killed 45 people. And now he’s trying to avoid it. It is time to bring achrayut – responsibility and accountability. It’s time for him to step down».
Source: News Beast
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