Two analysts: Israel has embarrassed Washington and the Western system, and its support has not stopped

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Relations between Washington and Tel Aviv fluctuated amid escalating disagreements over the war on the Gaza Strip, and agreement on the necessity of removing the Palestinian resistance from the local and regional equation. In light of this, American military support did not stop, despite the White House threatening to review it from time to time... So how is this tension reflected in the situation? The situation of the Palestinians in Gaza?

From the point of view of the writer and political analyst, Ahmed Al-Haila, there is an increase in the pace of American pressure on Israel, in an attempt by President Joe Biden to change the behavior of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the war in Gaza, but this pressure is still limited to humanitarian relief and demanding a temporary halt. to shoot fire.

According to Al-Hila, the Israeli attack on the employees of the “World Central Kitchen” caused great embarrassment to the United States of America, Britain, and the Western system as a whole, and therefore the pressures on the Israelis increased, and the extent of their response to these pressures will only appear through the reality on the ground.

Despite the embarrassment that Washington feels as a result of the practices of the Israeli occupation in Gaza, there has not yet been any change in the issue of American strategic support for Israel, as the guest of the episode (4/5/2024) of the program “Gaza... What Next?” sees.

For his part, Charles Dunn, a former member of the US National Security Council, ruled out that there would be a change in US support for Israel, and said that President Biden warned of dire consequences if aid workers in Gaza were not protected, but he sent large arms shipments to Israel last week. .

Dan added that the US administration is clearly focused on the issue of humanitarian aid to Gaza, but there is no concrete evidence indicating that it will work to implement what it says.

Washington will maneuver in the Security Council

Regarding whether Washington would suspend the supply of weapons to Israel, a member of the US National Security Council said that there are American laws that prevent the transfer and use of American weapons to countries that use them in human rights violations, and if President Biden wanted to tell Netanyahu that he is serious in his position, and that he is under legal pressure. Internal political and legal issues to do so, noting that “Biden is living a state of war with himself.”

As for the resourceful writer and political analyst, he believes that the American threat to suspend arms deals to Israel is a type of questionable pressure, because this would lead to a weakness in the occupation in the face of the Palestinian resistance, and thus send a message to the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iran.

It is likely that the United States will maneuver at the UN Security Council level, especially since France is talking about a draft resolution for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

Regarding the reflection of the American position on the ongoing negotiations between the Palestinian resistance and Israel, the former American official believes that Israel’s priority is to release the prisoners and defeat the Palestinian resistance (Hamas), which are two conflicting goals - as the spokesman confirms - acknowledging that the Netanyahu government is facing international pressure to change its course.

While Al-Haila expected that there would be pressure on the occupation during the negotiations to make some concession that might relate to the return of the displaced to northern Gaza.

Source: Al Jazeera