It's human to err, but to harm the State of Israel over personal pique is traitorous. I refer to Israel's Bennet. He was a man of the right; a man who was a part of the Likud party. Then, because of some difference with Netanyahu, he decided to take the premiership away from Netanyahu. To do that he had to stitch together most of Israel's remaining parties, including the Communists and other left leaning groups. Indeed, he even had to get the Arabs to join and with their their impossible demands.
Here is the situation: most Israelis lean to the right. Between Bennet and Netanyahu there is no contest. Most Israelis favor Netanyahu. Bennet, when he parted company with Netanyahu, brought few Likud representatives with him. In the recent election, he beat Netanyahu by a hair. If he loses one or two supporters, Israel will go into a new election. So what are the chances?
Bennet's Arab supporter says that the Temple and all surrounding areas belong to Muslims. That means that the rickety and dangerous bridge up to the Temple Mount will not be repaired.
Lapid of the center-left, and the man alternating the premiership with Bennet has assured the Americans that there will be no surprises. That is widely understood to mean that if, and when, Israel finds it crucial to protect its land and its people by striking Iran preemptively, it will not do so without first getting approval from America, the same American who forced a past prime minister, Rabin, to enter into the disastrous Oslo Accords. Note: These same Americans who Naftali is now negotiating with are the Obama team who lost no love for Israel the last time they were in power.
How much damage must the Bennet/Lapid team do before Israelis call for a new election? Abbas has already submitted his list of non-negotiable demands to the Americans. Abbas seems to have figured out who's now really in charge. Why bother negotiating with the Israelis.
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