Bye Bye Bibi. Pressure on Netanyahu to resign. US diverge on Gaza approach. Ukraine leadership fight

The Deep404 - analysis of global events. Bye Bye Bibi. Pressure for Netanyahu to resign. US diverge on Gaza approach. Ukraine leadership squabbles. Nov 14 2023

prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021.

Israel’s longest serving prime minister 16 years

Biden expresses frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, confirms 3-day pause request.He said he has asked for even a longer pause in some cases.
Haaretz Israel's longest published newspaper - questions how far Netanyahu will go to avoid responsibility for the Oct 7 Hamas attacks - reports that he ignored warnings from his own military for months preceding the attack.
A second headline published today - Netanyahu Sets Israel on Collision Course With Biden Over Gaza War
Sub-head - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes a lengthy war in Gaza will alleviate criticism and keep him in power. More importantly, he thinks it will allow him to spread the blame, shedding all personal responsibility for the October 7 devastation

Corruption:
led by an Israeli leader who is now overwhelmingly discredited within his own country due to numerous corruption allegations - On 21 November 2019, Netanyahu was officially indicted for breach of trust, accepting bribes, and fraud, leading him to legally relinquish his ministry portfolios other than prime minister. Netanyahu's trial in the Jerusalem District Court began on 24 May 2020, with witness testimony starting on 5 April 2021. The prosecution listed 333 witnesses.[1] As of October 2023, the criminal trial is still ongoing.[2]

public support is not growing even with him leading a popular response
Polls continue to tell the same., last week the right wing daily founded to support Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel HaYom, called on Netanyahu to resign at the close of the war.
The difference is that the costs and dangers of Netanyahu’s continued rule are growing graver and appearing in a starker relief.

WHy is Biden stepping away -

There is a growing dislike in the voting public about Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks.
General public understands that Hamas are bad - but they see the constant Israeli bombing as bad too.
The public is growing tired of the “criticise the response = antisemitic”
The approach to Hostages is also being criticised - many feel that Israel should be doing more to achieve a ceasefire and release of hostages
Lebanon and Hezbollah - israel attacks are being seen by US as escalatory, and more aggressive than Hezbollah’s Hassan Nassrallah - who’s two public speeches have been measured in not calling for Hezbollah to engage with Israel - this may change but for now the US are seeing more restraint from Hezbollah than from Israel.
Biden requesting a three day pause - to allow humanitarian aid and to achieve hostage release - Netanyahu not agreeing
WHite House Spox - John Kirby - 4 hour daily pauses being implemented - a step in right direction but in reality not a ceasefire - Biden himself is to concerned by the political backlash from the Israel lobby to actually call for a ceasefire

Nuclear capability

Asked in a radio interview about a hypothetical nuclear option, Eliyahu had replied: "That's one way."
"This has raised a huge number of questions," Maria Zakharova, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman, was quoted as saying by state RIA news agency.
Zakharova said the main issue was that Israel appeared to have admitted that it had nuclear weapons.

While Israel does not admit to having nuclear weapon capability….

Ukraine - leadership squabbles

Avdeevka
Stepove (NW) - russians advancing - Aiming to take Berdichi (NW) and then looking to consolidate full fire control over Orlivka - Simplicius the Thinker - indicated (Tanks, ATGMs, Laser guided mortars - currently FPV drones providing fire control.

Some speculation that Russia is happy to take time here - repeat the cauldron and attrition of UKR troops of Bakhmut in Avdeevka and perhaps let the UKR leadership implode - a bit of ride the advantage and wait and see what happens in Bankova/Kiev.
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