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The Israeli media monitored the escalating tension in US relations with Israel in light of US President Joe Biden’s recent statements, during an interview on MSNBC, in which he said that Occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a big mistake with his actions in Gaza, and is turning the entire world against Israel. .

An analyst hosted by Channel 12 spoke about what the channel described as the seriousness of the situation, and stated that there is a fear among senior officials in the War Council that Washington will pressure to prevent Israel from carrying out an expected ground invasion of the city of Rafah, and that the matter may even come to harming the diplomatic and military cover that Washington provides to its ally, Tel Aviv. .

Channel analyst Yaron Abraham believes that when Netanyahu says that he does not know what Biden means, he thereby wants to increase the intensity of the clash between the two countries.

Because he knows exactly what Biden means by criticizing him.

Political officials were quoted as saying that Biden's frustration with Netanyahu had escalated in recent weeks, and they warned that there was a real fear that the Americans would put pressure to prevent Israel from carrying out the operation to eliminate Hamas brigades in Rafah, and that the matter might amount to harming Israel's diplomatic and military cover.

Biden is the most supportive of Israel

While Rafif Drucker, political affairs analyst for Channel 13, pointed out that the danger of escalating tension in relations with Washington is based on the extent of dependence on the United States, adding that President Biden - who is the most supportive of Israel - is always tightening his tone, but in terms of actions, he has not yet harmed the interests of Israel. Israel.

As for the channel’s military affairs analyst, Alon Ben David, he said that what we currently realize is that it is difficult for Israel to expand the operation in the Gaza Strip during Ramadan, and that it continues to wallow in the mud of Khan Yunis.

In turn, Moav Vardi, political affairs analyst on Kan 11, asked why Biden targeted Netanyahu despite his knowledge that the majority of public opinion in Israel supports the war and does not care about the Palestinians who are dying in Gaza very much - according to him -, answering his question that Biden’s political and partisan predicament is What you pay for it.

He explained that this year is an election year in America, and that Biden always declares his support for the war and Israel’s policy aimed at eliminating Hamas, but he seeks to resolve the crisis by focusing on Netanyahu by saying that he is the problem, which allows him, on the one hand, to satisfy the progressives within his party, and on the other hand. Avoid harming Israel.

Vardi believes that this is also good for Netanyahu.

Because these statements put him in the position he likes to be in, which is the position of defending Israel against all those abroad who want to limit Israel's power and security.

Source: Al Jazeera