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Coalition of Radical Zionists and Islamists Unlikely to Survive for Long as New Israeli Government

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Coalition of Radical Zionists and Islamists Unlikely to Survive for Long as New Israeli Government

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst


Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer Prime Minister of Israel, but a change in government does not necessarily mean a change in policy. His successor, Naftali Bennett, is firmly opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state and is uncompromising on the Iranian question. However, can his coalition of convenience, which comprises of a wide range of parties from the Far-Left, Far-Right and Political Islam, survive the test of time considering their sole purpose of unity was to oust Netanyahu from power?

After 12 years in power, along with an inability to form a government and several court cases on the back, Netanyahu was forced to step down from power in favor of a 49-year-old millionaire and ultra-Zionist. Entering politics eight years ago, Bennett followed in the footsteps of his predecessor for a long time before leading the Far-Right nationalist and religious Yamina party.

Supporters of Netanyahu greeted the arrival of Bennett with cries of “liar” and “crook.” Responding to his detractors, the new Prime Minister retorted “what do you want, five, six, ten elections? Repeated polls?” The 71-year-old Netanyahu said “I will be back,” before adding “Naftali Bennett does not have international stature.”

Netanyahu’s fall was difficult to predict but at the same time did not surprise many people. However, it took a most heterogeneous coalition to succeed in ousting him. In fact, the coalition was formed with the sole aim of getting rid of him, and now that Netanyahu is removed from power, the question begs whether the coalition can be maintained.

The former Prime Minister attempted to take advantage of the clashes with Hamas to cling onto power. Despite a bloody death toll of 232 Palestinians (including 65 children) and 12 Israelis, the outbreak of hostilities between May 11 and 21 destabilized the anti-Netanyahu coalition. Bennett, then opposed to the Prime Minister, had even said he was ready to reconnect with him. Hamas had become the Israeli prime minister’s best possible enemy at the right moment, but the former strongman of the Jewish State ran out of time to capitalize on the conflict.

The new Israeli prime minister wants to establish himself as the defender of Israel and is renowned for his anti-Palestinian positions. Bennett said in January 2020, when he was still Minister of Defense to Netanyahu, that he wants to double the Jewish settlements in the West Bank: “Our goal is that within a decade, one million Israeli citizens will live in Judea and Samaria.” During a televised debate in September 2010, Bennett did not hide his hatred towards Arabs, saying: “You still climbed trees when a Jewish state already existed.” As a former commander of an elite Israeli military unit, he took part in an operation in southern Lebanon in 1996 and reflected in August 2013: “I have killed a lot of Arabs in my life, and I have no problem with that.”

Bennett even boasted of being on Netanyahu’s right when he was still in his cabinet: “I’m in a comfortable position, still a little to Bibi’s right. When I speak on diplomatic or security issues, he will end up going up a notch to catch up with me.”

Bennett represents the illegal Jewish settlers and openly says that he wants to annex 60 to 65% of Palestinian territory. He even said Palestinians could become Jordanians because they would never become Israelis. The new prime minister is therefore a tough and uncompromising successor to not only the Palestinian question, but also the Iranian one.

Netanyahu wanted to prevent the signing of a new Iranian nuclear deal. Tel Aviv is also responsible for several attacks on Iranian soil. Last April, Tehran accused Tel Aviv of being responsible for the sabotage of the Natanz nuclear plant and the attack on several ships in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Bennett affirmed on June 13 that he will not let “Iran acquire nuclear weapons.” He added that “this government begins its work under the most serious of threats” and that Israel “reserves total freedom of action” against Tehran. 

But even setting aside the issue of Iran, the new head of government has to deal with seven different parties, from the Far Left to the Far Right, as well as the Islamist Ra’am party. A coalition comprised of Far Leftists and Islamists makes it extremely fragile and vulnerable to collapse. Bennett therefore does not have a lot of leeway to carry out his envisaged policies.

There is unanimity on the question of Gaza and Iran, but not on the Palestinians of Israel. For Bennett to remove Netanyahu from power, he needed the support of people who have leverage on him and can leave the government overnight. With Bennet maintaining a hard-line view against the Palestinians, it is inconceivable that this coalition of convenience can be maintained, and there is every chance we can see the return of Netanyahu to power in the coming year or so.

Source: InfoBrics



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