Observation: Netanyahu's Political Future Not Tied To Rafah Invasion - Place
In History Is
Dr. Aaron Lerner 30 April 2024

Prime Minister Netanyahu's political future is not tied to the decision he
makes to go through with the Rafah invasion. His place in history is.

Yes, accepting the deal with Hamas means to snatch defeat from the jaws of
victory.

[Dear reader: If you think that if we fail to invade Rafah now, thus
establishing that a combination of American threats and hostage taking can
cripple us, that we will ever successfully execute a full scale war against
Hamas, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for you - but you have to act fast
because there are hundreds of ex-senior Israeli officials already in line
with bids.]

While the national camp will certainly be furious with Netanyahu, the
absence of any serious alternative on the Israeli scene today would make the
post-defeat Netanyahu the only national leader standing between us and the
sovereign Palestinian state juggernaut.

That's not to say that there aren't people in the Likud party who would like
to take his place. Just that Netanyahu has developed such a powerful
operation in social media and elsewhere that he can be confident that his
team can crush anyone from the national camp who challenges him both inside
and outside the party.

If, for perhaps the first time in his political life, Binyamin Netanyahu
opts for decisive action rather than procrastination, it will not be for
political survival.

It will be for the nation's survival.

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