"Despite the staggering death toll and human suffering that Israel has inflicted on Gaza over the past two years, peace has still come too early for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at least in the eyes of some observers. Critics have accused the Israeli leader of using the war to deflect attention from challenges to his position, and even his freedom. With the ceasefire in Gaza now in place, none of those challenges has gone anywhere."
"Even the ceasefire which Netanyahu has been at pains to present as a victory is seen by some, including former Israeli ambassador Alon Pinkas, as stage-managed and forced upon him by a White House running out of patience with the growing financial and diplomatic costs of Israel's war. So, if he cannot find another war, what challenges does Netanyahu face before next year's Israeli elections and beyond, and just how dangerous are they?"
Netanyahu is accused of exploiting the Gaza war to deflect domestic and legal challenges, and the recent ceasefire has not resolved those threats. The ceasefire is viewed by some as stage-managed and imposed by a White House concerned about rising financial and diplomatic costs. Israel faces deepening international isolation after the killing of over 67,000 Palestinians and images of famine in Gaza, which have provoked global revulsion. Continued media access to Gaza risks cementing pariah status, while vacant diplomatic seats and looming elections increase pressure on Netanyahu to find political solutions or new leverage.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]