FALCON POWERS – Netanyahu is recovering. This can be debated extensively, but this is the current reality. In my opinion, in order to combat the increasing danger he poses, we must acknowledge the facts that are before us now after the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah. We should not forget Netanyahu’s assertion that “those who do not understand through force will understand through greater force.” And thus, Hezbollah understood this in the harshest terms.
The significant damage to Hezbollah’s military strength is considered an achievement that should not be viewed with skepticism. The party is an ideological enemy that seeks to erase Israel. Hassan Nasrallah himself represented this threat when he headed a military organization that we could not defeat. Netanyahu is allowed to celebrate the horrific ten days against the organization and for Israeli citizens who can breathe a sigh of relief.
However, as we move toward defeating our enemies among the radical Islamists, who are unaffected by temporary shifts in the balance of power, we must not delude ourselves into thinking it is easy to act as those watching a mirage—a desert oasis that promises calm and security, only to recede the closer we get. There are no mirages in political matters. Netanyahu strengthened his parliamentary power with Gideon Sa’ar’s joining the decaying government.
But this does not represent any political enhancement, as the nonexistent seats that Sa’ar gains through his zigzagging behavior will not constitute any real contribution.
Polls published after military success indicate that Likud, as a party, is gaining strength at the expense of extremist partners, Smotrich and Ben Gvir. This is not surprising, as May Golan and Shlomo Karhi represent them well in Likud.
The fate of the 101 hostages is not merely a struggle with a leadership indifferent to the families of the kidnapped, but a struggle between the moral spirit of Israel and the spirit of faith seeking support among those who undermine the fundamental values that have allowed us to live together.
What happens on the military front will affect the situation on the political front. It is clear that the U.S. administration fears a full-scale war; it does not want one in normal times, let alone during an election period. No clear winner is emerging in the upcoming elections there, but if Netanyahu betrays the U.S. administration’s trust, he may resemble a paper tiger pushing the United States toward a full-scale war.
Those likened to a paper tiger in front of the United States find themselves in an administration that will hold Israel accountable for all lies during wartime. A Trump victory does not bode well for the administration’s willingness to make military decisions. The United States, the only superpower standing by Israel, has no alternative. Therefore, it must consider cooperation with it a supreme interest for the State of Israel.
No political achievement will change our current situation; the economic situation requires a real finance minister, not one who believes that the global left has declared war on us and that the credit rating agency “Moody’s” is its direct representative.
We have no choice but to hope for a regional settlement with moderate Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia. This is not a futile hope, but rather requires a comprehensive change in Israel’s stance on the Palestinian issue.
