Most Israelis want a deal, including the generals. Not Netanyahu.

Netanyahu, in his fight for political survival after the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, has shown a willingness to sacrifice even the country’s core principles—and its most vulnerable citizens.

“Every time the deal is near, he adds new preconditions that torpedo the deal,” a former top official for Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, told us recently, referring to Netanyahu.

  • TallonMetroid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    4 months ago

    Well, yes. As soon as his emergency powers go away his ass is gonna get ousted and jailed for corruption. So of course he’s not going to let the killing end until he absolutely has no other choice.

  • yeather
    165·
    4 months ago

    I’m guessing whatever hostages have been taken are actually dead, which is why they keep torpedoing the deal.

    • machinin@lemmy.world
      51·
      4 months ago

      So, a former top official for Mossad is accusing Netenyahu of torpedoing the deal because the hostages are dead? I don’t get your reasoning.

      • yeather
        3·
        4 months ago

        I think whatever Israel did to the Palestinians and whatever Palestine did to the Israelis would be such an issue if it came to light the prisoner swap will never happen, including executing them but still claiming they are alive to save face.

        • machinin@lemmy.world
          21·
          4 months ago

          So you think the former Mossad leader is accusing Netenyahu of executing the prisoners? I still don’t understand what you’re saying about he Mossad’s leader’s accusations against Netenyahu.

          • yeather
            1·
            4 months ago

            I think the former Mossad leader is unaware of this or in a different department not dealing with the prisoners themselves, and is piecing it together.

      • yeather
        1·
        4 months ago

        I think whatever Israel did to the Palestinians and whatever Palestine did to the Israelis would be such an issue if it came to light the prisoner swap will never happen, including executing them but still claiming they are alive to save face.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    21·
    4 months ago

    They don’t care about the hostages. Hostages are a convenient excuser to murder Palestinians.