Benjamin Netanyahu is the great survivor of Israeli politics but he faces pressure on multiple fronts.
Since its foundation in 1948, Israel’s survival has depended on its ability to fight on multiple fronts.
“This could prove to be a real tipping point for countries like Australia and Canada which have been pushing Israel on these matters, because this incident seems to be in complete defiance of United Nations Security Council and the International Court of Justice ruling,” says Australian National University international law expert Don Rothwell.
Wong in turn warned that “unless Israel, Mr Netanyahu, changes his course of action Israel will continue to lose support” internationally.Leaders from other countries who lost citizens issued similar statements. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Israel’s response was testing solidarity after October 7 and urged compensation for victims’ families.
“Israel has to get better with the promotional and the public relations because right now they are being hurt very badly in a public relations sense.”Israel’s situation with its regional neighbours remains tense. The normalisation of relations with Saudi Arabia remains elusive, with a US delegation postponing its visit to Riyadh this week.
“The understanding of Israel’s allies including Australia is important but Israel will pursue its just aims with or without that understanding. Israel’s allies weren’t there to protect it on October 7, they are unable to influence Hamas to lay down its arms and release its hostages,” Ryvchin said. The presence of thousands of people on the streets evoked memories of last year, when a significant chunk of Israeli society mobilised to try to thwartDespair over the fate of the remaining 134 Israeli hostages continues to weigh on Netanyahu. Hamas is refusing to budge from its demands,One of the hostages who was freed, Raz Ben-Ami, told the weekly hostages forum protest in Tel Aviv that Netanyahu had to get a deal done.
“It’s the first time that most of the families of the hostages combined with the democracy demonstrators and the demand is elections now or this year.“We can see on polls if the election was held, Netanyahu’s coalition would lose and Benny Gantz would be the next prime minister. He is not my ideal politician but it’s a segue to more responsible and pragmatic leadership.”
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