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SvennoJ on 25 June 2024
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Netanyahu is ‘biggest danger’ to Israel, says former intelligence agency spy

A former member of Israel’s Shin Bet internal intelligence agency has railed against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in an interview with the French news agency AFP. Gonen Ben Itzhak accused Netanyahu of propping up Hamas while seeking to stymie any peace process in Gaza so that he could stay in power.

“Netanyahu is really the biggest danger to the state of Israel and believe me, I arrested some of the biggest terrorists during the second Intifada,” the 53-year-old ex-spy told the AFP, referring to the Palestinian uprising between 2000-2005.

“I think Netanyahu is dragging Israel into destruction,” Ben Itzhak said, focusing on Netanyahu’s recent tensions with US President Joe Biden. “Biden is the biggest supporter of Israel… and Netanyahu spit on his face,” said Ben Itzhak. “He’s destroying the very important relationship with the United States.”

“Netanyahu thinks only about himself, about his criminal problems, how to survive politically in Israel,” he added. “Today, Israel from the inside is destroyed. He [Netanyahu] is destroying everything.”


What is Netanyahu’s stance on a ceasefire deal?

Israel’s PM Netanyahu, speaking to the Knesset yesterday, made three promises:

  1. Israel is committed to the US-backed ceasefire proposal and will bring home all remaining captives in Gaza.
  2. Israel will not end the war until Hamas is eliminated, a position he says does not contradict the first point.
  3. Israel will “thwart Iran’s intentions to destroy us at any cost and in any way”.

According to senior Hamas official Izzat al-Rishq, Netanyahu’s promise to root out Hamas, while simultaneously saying he is committed to a ceasefire plan, shows he is merely stalling and wants to continue the “war of genocide”.

 

Gallant says Israel, US need to quickly ‘resolve’ disagreements

Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who met US Secretary of State Blinken in Washington, DC, yesterday, has stressed the need to “resolve disputes” between the two allied nations to put up a strong front.

“At a time when the eyes of our enemies and friends are focused on the relationship between Israel and the US, we must resolve our disagreements quickly,” Gallant said in a post on X. “This will weaken our enemies and help achieve our goals.”

Netanyahu has recently blasted the US for “withholding” weapons shipments, a claim the US denies and says it does not understand.

Translation: “At the State Department in Washington, DC, together with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. At a time when the eyes of our enemies and friends are focused on the relationship between Israel and the US, we must resolve our disagreements quickly. This will weaken our enemies and help achieve our goals.”