Seattle Times carries the AP feed, Far-right Israel official suggests Trump would give more US support to offensive in Gaza
So, Putin and the Russians interfere too much in U.S. politics we are told. Gee.
This guy should be toast. Fired from the cabinet. Expelled from the Knesset. Bibi was quoted in the article, as were others. And Biden has taken much heat for U.S. policy (which Crabgrass dislikes) in favor of the war crimes, to have this happen:
The Biden administration has skirted Congress to rush weapons to Israel and shielded it from international calls for a cease-fire in the four months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. But the White House has urged Israel to take greater measures to avoid harming civilians and allow more aid to besieged Gaza.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Biden was hindering Israel’s war effort.
“Instead of giving us his full backing, Biden is busy with giving humanitarian aid and fuel (to Gaza), which goes to Hamas,” Ben-Gvir said. “If Trump was in power, the U.S. conduct would be completely different.”
What an asshole. NOT his first provocation without a cause; with AJ giving detail from a bit over half a year ago. This current situation, same AP item continuing:
His remarks drew fire from Benny Gantz, a retired general and member of Netanyahu’s three-man War Cabinet, who said Ben-Gvir was “causing tremendous damage” to U.S.-Israeli relations. Opposition leader Yair Lapid, also posting on X, said Ben-Gvir’s remarks prove that he “does not understand foreign relations.”
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Ben-Gvir’s comments as “racist” and called for international sanctions against him, saying he threatens the region’s stability.
Netanyahu, without mentioning Ben-Gvir by name, appeared to refer to his remarks during a weekly Cabinet meeting. “I am not in need of any assistance in navigating our relations with the U.S. and the international community,” he said.
Pissing Bibi off by being too much a vocal throbbing hemorrhoid, given Bibi's status that way, is beyond the pale. More from the AP report:
Ben-Gvir and other key members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition have threatened to bring down the government if they believe he is too soft on Hamas. Netanyahu said the military was carrying out “very aggressive raids” in northern and central Gaza while dealing with remaining Hamas battalions around Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah.
[..] The war in Gaza has leveled vast swaths of the tiny enclave, displaced 85% of its population and pushed a quarter of residents to starvation. The Health Ministry in Gaza said 127 bodies had been brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 27,365. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of those killed are women and children.
A Crabgrass suggestion, draft the SOB, give him a rifle and gear, and place him in Gaza to show how things should be done. He'd last part of a day and then no longer be a hate monger, instead, a former hate monger.
Yes, that is not said seriously as a realistic option. Yet there is a charm to the thought, nonetheless. Bibi is bad enough. Adding such dreck to his governing coalition is/was a precursor to the Hamas incursion into Israel.
BOTTOM LINE: We must fully and honestly understand situational realities when considering U.S. policy toward Israel.
_________FURTHER UPDATE________
Times Of Israel, Jan. 2023, re the Ben Gvir government ministerial visit to the Al-Aqsa - Temple Mount site.
Breitbart, re urban tunnel warfare. Yet another dimension of the Hamas - Gaza situation, where - Israel is there now, ground troops, so what is next and how should Americans see things? The air war was excessive and absurdly one-sided. It was butchery. Now the world watches. And Biden wants it wrapped up quickly?
Situational realities exist.