Unmasking Netanyahu’s gambit
28 Aug
Politics

Unmasking Netanyahu’s gambit

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Politics tamfitronics IN the labyrinthine world of Middle Eastern politics, where truths are as layered as the ancient cities’ dust, Benjamin Netanyahu stands – a figure both enigmatic and polarising. To the keen observer, his recent manoeuvres amid the fragile ceasefire negotiations are not merely political posturing but rather a revelation of a deeper, perhaps darker, strategic calculus. As the Israeli prime minister ostensibly engages in talks aimed at peace, his true intentions, as illuminated by Haaretz through sources close to the negotiations, seem to aim for anything but. Netanyahu’s declaration that Israel would not relinquish control over the crucial Gaza-Egypt border came at a moment brimming with tension and hope. It was a statement that resonated through the corridors of power and into the war-weary streets of Gaza. Such pronouncements are not just...
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Netanyahu’s high-profile U.S. visit derailed by shifting politics here and at home
27 Jul
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Netanyahu’s high-profile U.S. visit derailed by shifting politics here and at home

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Politics tamfitronics WASHINGTON —Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrapped up a weeklong U.S. trip Friday with a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, tipping his hat to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, after stops at the two citadels of U.S. power: the White House and the Capitol.Netanyahu intended his U.S. visit to be a triumphant lap that would show people back home, especially his political base, that he still enjoyed unconditional U.S. support.What he received instead was more complicated, reflecting divisions and political uncertainty hereand growing opposition, even among some U.S. officials, to the way Netanyahu is conducting the Gaza war, about to enter its 11th month.In separate private meetings with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, Netanyahu heard some of the toughest talk yet on the urgent need to accept a...
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