Disagreements escalate between Biden (right) and Netanyahu (agencies)

French journalist specializing in Middle East affairs, Georges Malbrunot, citing a source he described as knowledgeable, said that the United States of America is threatening to blow up the ruling coalition in Israel led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

He added, in a tweet on the X website, that Washington aims behind this to force the Israeli Prime Minister to concede and abandon a military operation in Rafah, which Netanyahu has long threatened.

He said that this represents one of the reasons for Netanyahu's anger at Washington, pointing in this context to the resignation of the head of the New Hope Party, Minister Gideon Sa'ar, from the Israeli emergency government, last Monday evening.

Sa'ar had stipulated in order for him to remain in the emergency government that he join the war council, about two weeks ago when he broke up the partnership with the head of the "National Camp", Benny Gantz, the minister in the war council.

However, this was prevented by the request of the head of the “Jewish Power” party, Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and the head of the “Religious Zionism” coalition, Minister Bezalel Smotrich, to join the war council if Sa’ar’s accession was accepted, and it became a coalition crisis and the main problem for Netanyahu, who conducted negotiations with Ben Gvir. In order to persuade him not to obstruct Sa'ar's accession, but the negotiations failed.

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— Georges Malbrunot (@Malbrunot) March 27, 2024

Escalating disagreements

Analysts believe that the administration of US President Joe Biden may continue to press for a change in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without withdrawing its support for the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu's desire to continue the war without stopping clashes with the Biden administration's interest in temporary truces that will allow it to improve its image in the presidential elections at the end of this year.

The Biden administration is witnessing widespread criticism within the ranks of the Democratic Party and among various sectors of American society, due to its position in support of the war of extermination carried out by Israel in Gaza.

Although the two sides agree on the main war goals, Netanyahu fears that the Biden administration will employ a temporary ceasefire for several weeks in order to double its pressure on him and bring about political change.

The Biden administration has used its opposition to the invasion of Rafah without a clear plan to evacuate civilians as a major pressure card on Netanyahu, who rejects the American opposition and has been threatening for weeks to invade Rafah, regardless of Washington’s position.

In this context, the United States refrained from using its veto against the immediate ceasefire decision, and caused reactions in Israeli circles that held Netanyahu and his government responsible for what they described as the unprecedented deterioration in the relationship with the American administration.

Source: Al Jazeera + social networking sites