Will The US Save Israel From Itself?

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the only way there can be an end to the genocidal war in Gaza, is through the collapse of the current Israeli government and a solution to all outstanding issues via dialogue. Yet, the coalition headed by Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has other plans. Will the US finally step in to make a deal and save the Israelis from committing national suicide?

With the recent revelations that Israel’s October 7 death toll is even lower than we previously were led to believe, and in the face of laughable propaganda that isn’t capable of convincing a child, the pressure has been mounting on Israel to end its genocidal offensive against Gaza. While over 23,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including around 10,000 children (when factoring in those missing under the rubble and presumed dead), the number of civilians killed in Israel on October 7th has now been revised down to 695.

In the days following the October 7 Hamas-led attack against Israel, the world was told that 1,400 Israeli civilians were massacred. This figure was parroted across Western corporate media, who presented this incorrect death toll as that of a civilian massacre. Those that posed any questions about the alleged 1,400 dead Israelis and suggested that the attack was a military operation that was designed to kill as many Israeli combatants as possible and to capture the largest number of detainees, was ridiculed and labeled a terrorist supporter.

When Israel officially revised its death toll down to 1,200, this again was presented as if it was a purely civilian death toll, not mentioning the fact that roughly 400 Israeli combatants were identified as part of this list. Even after that revelation from the Israeli army itself, the likes of Piers Morgan continued to parrot old numbers; in his interview with Andrew Tate he even argued that 1,500 civilians were killed. The death toll has now been revised down to a grand total of 1,139, with some 695 Israeli civilians included in this statistic. A wealth of evidence has also emerged from Israeli eyewitnesses and the army itself, that attack helicopters and tanks opened fire on Israeli civilians that day, while armed combatants engaged in countless firefights with Palestinian forces while unarmed Israelis were present. Although there has been no conclusive figure released, or even a trustworthy estimate, as to how many of the 695 were killed by the attacks of the Israeli forces themselves, it is evident that Palestinians did not kill all of the unarmed Israelis that perished that day. Israel has ruled out an investigation into friendly fire deaths on October 7.

The Only Solution Comes Through Dialogue And Concessions

At this point, the Israeli military has entered the third month of its war on Gaza. It has failed to even come close to dismantling Hamas and has taken heavy casualties on the ground. When Israel and Hamas agreed upon a 7-day temporary ceasefire, included in which was a civilian prisoner exchange, the Israeli army had spread the myth that it had essentially conquered the north of Gaza from the Palestinian armed groups and was preparing to conquer the south. This notion of a victory in the north has been completely collapsed over the past weeks, especially following two incidents, the first being an elaborate ambush in the Shujayeh neighborhood that killed 10 soldiers of the elite Golani Brigade, the second was their own execution of three Israeli prisoners who were holding white flags.

As Israel has gotten nowhere on the ground in Gaza, killing their own prisoners on multiple occasions and failing to inflict any significant blow on Hamas, its traditional allies are beginning to turn against it. The UK, Germany, France, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are all calling for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza, while it is only the US government that holds out on supporting the same. At this time, it is clear what must happen for the war to end and I will outline it below:

1. There must be a political solution, which will most likely have to involve bringing the Palestinian Authority (PA) into the Gaza Strip to manage the civil administration. This would in essence mean the de-facto lifting of the siege.
2. A massive humanitarian aid campaign must be launched, as reconstruction efforts are allowed to go ahead in a meaningful way and without the Israelis prohibiting key materials from entering Gaza.
3. A lasting ceasefire must be reached, which will begin with an agreement to end hostilities and may go on to also include setting up a force that is similar to UNIFIL in Southern Lebanon, in order to act as a security guarantee for both sides.
4. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must be removed from power and a government has to emerge which will follow US orders precisely. The extremist Israelis that have been voted into power are not only a threat to regional stability, but to their own State’s existence.
5. An agreement must be reached to release all Israeli and Palestinian detainees. All for all. No ifs, buts, or maybes from either side.

It has to be noted that the above mentioned solution is only a temporary one and will not end the conflict entirely, whether the ceasefire agreement lasts for years or decades. It is also the most favorable solution for the US and Israel. This is not the optimal solution for the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, which would ideally like to see the complete liberation of Palestine, however, the Palestinian national movement understands the need for compromise and to end the suffering of the people in Gaza.

The only thing that is currently standing in the way of reaching the above mentioned solution, is the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. At this time, Netanyahu is looking out for himself only and clearly does not care for the fate of his own State, while his coalition partners, specifically those belonging to the Religious Zionism alliance, are driven by an extremist Zionist doctrine that is centered around the idea of ceasing the West Bank and ethnically cleansing every Palestinian from the river Jordan, to the Mediterranean sea.

The Israeli PM’s fate is determined by the fanatical religious extremists in his coalition, which see the idea of the PA being granted more power as an existential threat to their settlement movement. Although the Palestinian Authority works to keep Israeli settlers safe and maintains ‘security coordination’ with the Israeli army, the settlement movement views the PA as a bigger threat to them than Hamas. To the likes of Israeli security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir and finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, the Gaza Strip is no more consequential a piece of territory than the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula, Southern Lebanon, or the Syrian Golan heights, and Hamas is viewed as a nuisance that must be dealt with. However, the PA is an internationally recognized body, a member of the United Nations and a signatory to the Rome Statute that governs the International Criminal Court (ICC), and lays a claim to the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza under international law.

The settlement movement that is heavily represented in Netanyahu’s coalition see the West Bank as “Judea and Samaria”, the Jewish biblical heartland. They see no room for even the slightest compromise on this territory and view the PA as an existential threat. When they hear that the US is looking to grant the PA even more power over another piece of Palestinian territory [Gaza], this idea is even worse for them than Hamas remaining in power there. The reality on the ground at this point, is that a majority of Israelis are opposed to any kind of deal with the Palestinians that would grant territorial concessions, they agree with the idea that “Judea and Samaria” is an integral part of the Israeli regime and have voted-in fanatical parties who share this view. This is why the US has to make a decision, it must save the Israelis from themselves, before it is too late. If there is no ceasefire reached soon, the war will expand and this will result in the elimination of Israel as we know it today. Along with this, will be the deaths of hundreds of thousands across the region, possibly millions. The Israeli government has to be forced to end its genocidal campaign in Gaza and to pursue dialogue — the only ones that have the power to do this are the American decision makers in Washington.