The clincher of the weekends, I thought
from Bennigan's was really interesting. He was saying that he would like to see
the prime minister shift course on Gaza or he would quit.
Really breaking ranks here, isn't he? He is, but we kind of knew it was
coming. So we know that the tension has been
there for a long time. They weren't exactly best friends to
start with. Fundamentally, with, though, it doesn't
appear to change very much. It definitely adds tension to the
existing problem. But the reality is, if he walks out of
the war cabinet, Bibi still has a majority in the Knesset.
It looks like the ultraconservatives are very unlikely to walk away from the
coalition because if they do, they effectively lose power.
And based on all the polling that we can see now,
yes, guns would get into office. So they would effectively get out of
office. So they're not going to self-regulate.
Basically, the criticism is growing louder and louder.
And this isn't you know, the comments of anyone can come in a vacuum.
Towards the end of the week, last week, I thought it was really interesting.
The defense minister, Galant, also said that he had serious concerns about what
the plan was for Gaza post-war. And it seems to me that now that the
walls are beginning to turn in a little bit on the prime Minister.
How damaging is that going to be for him to be able continue to be able to
continue with the war efforts? I mean, I would argue the baby's already
pretty damaged and his damage has unfolded over several months.
And it is also true to say that there really isn't a plan for post-war Gaza.
So we know there's been discussions going on trying to build some sort of
coalition, particularly amongst the Arab countries, that would be effectively a
caretaker security force in Gaza until you can get something resembling a
Palestinian administration with any credibility.
But there is a great reluctance among the Arab states to do that, because they
know that once they get involved, where exactly is the end game?
What guarantees, although that you will end up with something resembling a two
state solution or indeed a credible Palestinian administration of any sort
whatsoever? So it feels like everyone is trying to
avoid the issue. Yeah, I mean, Benny Gantz threatens that
if the if his six point proposal hasn't been met by June the sixth, then he
would quit. So it seems like June six could be
another potential date to watch out for in the future there.
Yeah, and the analysts that we spoke to yesterday have said that sort of a
little bit of a misfire. You know, I think the quote was along
the lines of, you know, if you're going to shoot, you shoot.
Now, you don't give a three weeks heads up for someone to basically rally a
defense.
