A wave of international recognitions of a Palestinian state has prompted bitter and almost unanimous condemnation across the political spectrum in Israel, uniting political foes and, analysts said, potentially reinforcing the ruling coalition’s grip on power.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli’s prime minister, called the moves an “absurdity” on Sunday night, and a “reward for terrorism”, while Israel’s president said the “forces of darkness” would be emboldened.
Opposition leaders have used similar language. Yair Lapid, who heads the centrist Yesh Atid party, described “a diplomatic disaster, a bad move and a reward for terror”.
But there was little prospect of Israel’s government changing course as a result of the recognitions, experts said.
“This will not have one millimetre of influence on policymaking,” said Yaakov Amidror, a former national security adviser to Netanyahu and analyst at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies, a conservative thinktank.
Netanyahu leads the most far-right government in Israel’s history and his coalition is in part dependent on the continuing support of extremist religious Zionist factions, which have a messianic vision of Israel’s destiny, and ultra-Orthodox religious parties.
Such fucking clowns. The fact that the criticism comes from all sides for the Israeli political spectrum is also enough to tell you that Israel is completely united in its intent of genocide. There is no meaningful opposition even if they make a theater out of “ceasefire” deals. They are always only thinking about their own lives, never others.
The ones who were quoted are either center or right wing.
And even the centrists have been calling to get out of Gaza for over a year now
Yes but not because they think killing palestinians is wrong. Its because the war isnt profitable and because jewish Israelis are dying while committing their genocide. The Israeli politician cares about nothing but their ethnostate.
You’re thinking of right wingers.
You can find quotes of centrists like Yair Lapid decrying harming innocent Palestinians, and calling WB settlers “Jewish terrorists”.
And that’s without mentioning Israel’s left wing politicians.
He’s right. Israel’s campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing will escalate, emboldened by spite.
Fascist politics always boil down to “I know what you are but what am I?”
We need to stop the weapon flow and defend Gaza from zionist invaders.
This political reapobse will lend a lot of credibility to Palestinian and allied voices who’ve been saying this forever.