Divisions in Israeli politics beginning to reappear after 80 days of unity • FRANCE 24 English

Uh pressure under which Netanyahu has been really since October the 7th now we’ve seen on Monday at that special session of the knesset the Israeli Parliament uh session attended by many more people than usual including uh a number of uh families and relatives of the hostages still detained in Gaza now

Netanyahu has stated and continues to state that every effort will be made to bring those hostages that are still retained in Gaza back home but he is continuing also to insist that uh military pressure is needed to make Hamas fold and that for that time is needed and there was an immediate

Interruption at that point by uh families and and relatives uh saying that we do not have time where these calls of now now there is the refrain that’s been taken up uh for the 80 Days of the war now now meaning bring all of these people home right now now we’ve

Seen that uh this is extremely difficult for Netanyahu he’s he’s been trying to to cont contest that he is handling things but he’s also saying that he’s going to continue the fight he’s going to continue intensifying the Israeli offensive drawing booze from the crowd now we’ve seen at this point uh some of

These old divisions in Israeli politics seeming to come up after 80 Days of unity in the in the face of the conflict going on in Gaza opposition leader y laid also piled on saying it appearing at least to criticize n whose Drive to End himass saying that Yaya sinoa can be

Killed next month not enough is being done to bring these hostages home now now there’s pressure Elsewhere on the government too there were reservists who were addressing the government on Monday too they’ve been saying that they’ve not not been receiving enough help from the government in financial terms they were

Saying that theyve been called up and haven’t been paid that they they’re not getting enough help they’ve left their jobs that uh their their businesses are melting down and now despite some government help coming through that a lot of these people have fallen through the cracks now if that’s not enough

Benjamin nety who is under pressure elsewhere a court uh one of the country’s top courts uh has said that his trial on charges of fraud bribery and breach of trust will resume in February for 4 days a week uh rather than uh what he had been earlier saying

Uh he had been saying that he was too busy to deal with it and was asking for an exemption option to be made now he may yet have one option left there was an Egyptian proposal a three-stage plan aimed at instituting a new ceasefire now that is being mold overa Israel has not

Yet completely rejected it so he may yet have that in uh in his back pocket that he may be able to to use that as we move forward we’ve seen Hamas and uh their allies uh Islamic jiad reject that because they want to retain control in Gaza but uh for Benjamin Netanyahu that

May be means to get some of the critic the critics and criticism off his back

Divisions in Israeli politics are starting to reappear after 80 days of unity in the face of the conflict, said FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago, reporting from Jerusalem. A special session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, was attended by many more people than usual, including a certain number of families and relatives still detained in Gaza. 

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37 comments

  2. Oh get over yourself! Ha-mas is and never was an 'existential treat' to Israel which has the 4th largest army in the world AND nuclear weapons. Ha-mas has been around for decades, non-military amateurs in comparison, they never came close to destroying Israel, not even on Oct. 7. Enough with the self-defense narrative.

  7. Netanyahu is trying his best to extend this war till 202X in order not to be charged in court. He does not care on how many reservists will be killed or how many of their businesses will collapse. He wants to be PM till 202X or until he expires whichever comes first.

  10. Bidens poll numbers are crashing! There is no way we can vote for him now! He has gone way below the low bar! Injoy this Holidays! Next year may very different! Prepare for the worst but hope for the best!

  14. Why Arab leaders do not cut diplomatic relationships with the US and The UK? I think Arab leaders are secretly supporting Israel.

  21. Left and right in Israeli politics is essentially the same there is no difference it is impossible to question the mad fanatical rhetoric without being accused if being unpatriotic antisemitic self hating jew. It will require pressure such Yemen is applying for Israel to moderate its actions israel master is greed turn off the money and Israel listens and complies

  22. So much for Netanyahu's diversion to political ratings… now what is everyone else going to say when it's revealed that they supported a genocide for ratings…

  24. And American tax dollars will fund the intensity and civilian death. He will keep it going to deflect the fact his security services took hours to help a civilian population under attack and avoid scrutiny for it. The 2nd commandment is Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self. Not religious in the slightest but makes you think!

  28. The USA will bail out the Israeli economy if need be. Biden the Zionist will guarantee this. Biden is a decrepit old man who
    Can hardly walk and talk. What a joke.

  30. I am surprised that, the reporters have not got tired of talking about this guy.
    Maybe Netanyahu is mentally unstable.

  32. Is their thirst for Palestinian blood quenched? Are they satiated yet that they have started thinking about other issues than killing Palestinians.

  35. The hostages families are naturally upset…. But all of them are happy about the genocide the Palestinians are being subjected to

  36. They can't agree on whether they want to erase the babies or kidnap more to abuse them in ways they pretend is an old tradition.

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