While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrates normalization with the UAE and Bahrain under American auspices, tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrate every week to demand his resignation, amid a decline in his popularity and a crack in his right-wing camp that he has led for 22 years.

With the escalation and expansion of the protests opposite the prime minister's residence in occupied Jerusalem and the demand for his departure due to a failure to manage the Corona crisis and corruption, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to normalize relations between Israel and the UAE.

With Netanyahu celebrating normalization and describing it as a "historic achievement for Israel," Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit called for expediting the procedures for Netanyahu's trial, which begins next January, with 3 sessions per week, which was followed by Trump's announcement of normalizing relations between Israel and Bahrain.

The announcement of the normalization of relations between Tel Aviv and Manama coincided with the Israeli attorney general’s call for Netanyahu to step down because he was unable to perform his duties, in light of the conflict of interests and Netanyahu’s use of his position for his own benefit.

The Israeli consultant continues consultations with law enforcement and judicial authorities on the issue of Netanyahu's inability to perform his post, and the measures that will be taken in the future "in the event that the prime minister continues his attempts to circumvent the judiciary and undermine its powers."

With Netanyahu continuing to normalize relations with the UAE, Bahrain and Arab regimes as long as he described them as "dictatorship", he seeks to legislate a law to circumvent the decisions of the Supreme Court, and is also pushing for the formation of an investigation committee that examines the performance of the Israeli Public Prosecution and the investigation apparatus, in an effort to postpone the proof stage in his trial in cases. corruption.

In an indication of the Israeli community’s lack of interest in normalization and the ceremonial signing ceremonies in Washington, and their focus on paying bills and scheduling debts and the aggravation of the economic crisis, protests calling for Netanyahu to step down, which culminated when demonstrators closed the entrance to Ben Gurion Airport in Lod in front of him when he was on his way to travel to Washington, To sign the normalization agreements with the UAE and Bahrain.

Netanyahu and his wife Sara on their way to the plane that took them to Washington (Al Jazeera)

Adoption and normalization


under the title “In light of a failed domestic policy ... the celebration in the White House of one of Netanyahu's greatest achievements.” Aluf B, the editor-in-chief of Haaretz newspaper, wrote an article in which he criticized Netanyahu's handling of internal crises and the use of normalization to cover up an inability in managing the Corona crisis and his trial on corruption charges.

Ben clarified that Netanyahu may exaggerate the size of the historic achievement by reaching normalization agreements, even if its reasons are understandable, because Netanyahu is going too far in exaggerating and mastering the arts of public relations that are his nature, and because the move basically revealed the extent of Israel's complete dependence on the United States.

He pointed out that the plan to normalize relations was not born because of far-sighted political convictions in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, but because of the desire of the current administration in Washington to sell fighter jets to the UAE and enjoy some political prestige before the presidential elections.

Ben asserts that today's event is nothing but a celebration for Trump, who will win an agreement between Israel and the Arab countries, which his predecessor, Barack Obama, failed to achieve.

He pointed out that the move could be considered an achievement "in the event that the Israelis are removed from the closures and quarantines caused by Netanyahu's failed internal policy, and then they can dive into the Gulf waters and enjoy the fruits of Netanyahu's foreign policy."

Conflicts and failures


on his part, Ariel Levita, a reserve officer in the army and a former member of the Israeli Energy Committee, believes that Netanyahu's failure to address the Iranian nuclear file prompted him to announce the normalization of relations with the UAE and Bahrain, pointing out that the disclosure of the scenes of Tel Aviv’s relations with these countries came in these countries. The stage is to cover up the failure and export the internal crises that Netanyahu faces, the protests against his corruption and the failure of his government to manage the Corona crisis.

Levita - a researcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, based in Washington - said that the chants celebrating normalization with the UAE and Bahrain should not blind the Israeli community to the big failures of "King Bibi" and his failure to address Iran's nuclear project.

He believes that Netanyahu's failure to manage the Iranian nuclear file and his dependence on Trump caused Israel to struggle not only with Russia and China, but also with European countries that were attentive to Tel Aviv's desire to tighten restrictions and sanctions against Iran.

Corruption and an Epidemic


Commenting on Netanyahu's trial and Mandelblit’s request for him to step down from his post, Strategic Adviser Mimi Beir wrote an article on the website “No” in which he called on the prime minister to conclude a deal with the Public Prosecution, saying, “In light of the Corona pandemic, closure, economic crisis, and 800,000 unemployed And raise the alarm about the possibility of the collapse of the Israeli economy. It is better to replace the leader and not adopt a policy of confusion. "

In a sign of Netanyahu's decline in popularity and undermining of his legitimacy in light of the continuing protests, Beer believes that Netanyahu's insistence on continuing in office harms him and his family, harms the country's citizens, and endangers the stability of the Israeli economy.

The Israeli writer called on Netanyahu to be honest and fair with himself and with Israeli society, pointing out that the prime minister who is being tried on corruption charges will not be clear-headed to manage the country's affairs and deal with challenges.

Disregard and bet, and


the strategic advisor explained that he voted in the Knesset elections - which took place last March - for Netanyahu, and he was defending him in all forums and media platforms, but he believes that Netanyahu is taking the country to faraway places and dangerous scenarios for his personal benefit, saying, "No I know who pushed Netanyahu to chant the ridiculous slogan Peace for Peace, "referring to normalization with the UAE and Bahrain.

The Israeli writer continued to direct strong criticism of Netanyahu for continuing to show and celebrate the normalization of relations with Gulf states and portraying him as a historic achievement, saying, "Compared to Begin, Rabin and Sharon who made peace in exchange for giving up territories, you are making peace in exchange for peace, don't you think that it belittles the minds and intelligence of citizens?" .

The strategic advisor asked about the meaning and connotations of normalization under the slogan of "peace for peace", as Netanyahu promotes, what are the lands required for the leaders of the UAE and Bahrain and you have not abandoned them despite that?

Is Menachem Begin a leftist in your eyes?

Did you forget that you voted for the disengagement plan initiated by Sharon?

He added, "Netanyahu's approach should raise the concern of the citizens of Israel."

The Israeli writer concluded by saying, "You, Netanyahu, are betting on your future, our lives, the threat of Corona, the economic and existential future of the citizens of Israel, the hundreds of thousands of unemployed, the business owners, the businessmen who have collapsed, the owners of real estate loans who will not be able to pay and the tenants who will be evicted from their homes, act according to your mind." And not according to emotion, this wager may increase the risk and danger to internal peace in Israel. "