Why Israel can't stop fighting everyone -- RT World News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : A clear signal of this came with Trump's very first foreign trip after taking office - not to Israel, as many in the Israeli establishment had assumed, but to Riyadh.
53% : Now, let's look at Israel and analyze both its domestic political dynamics and the external context in which the country operates.
52% : This has been especially evident in the context of US efforts to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia - a process Washington sees as a cornerstone for regional security and a means to reduce overall tensions in the Middle East.
51% : Even within traditionally pro-Israel circles in the US, there is growing recognition that the actions of the Israeli leadership have crossed a red line and now threaten not only Israel's own stability but also US strategic interests in the Middle East.
50% : Armed infrastructure persists in Gaza, while within Israel, a powerful domestic demand endures for a force-based approach to the Palestinian question.
49% : This move is widely expected to trigger a new wave of tension between Israel and the Palestinians, especially as the international community strives to preserve the fragile cease-fire in Gaza.
49% : Such statements not only damage Israel's diplomatic image but also strain its relations with key partners, including the US and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
49% : "He felt the Israelis had gotten a little out of control in their actions and that it was time to show greater strength and stop them from doing what he believed was not in their long-term interest," Kushner said in an interview with CBS. Special envoy Steve Witkoff, who joined the same interview, added that Israel's actions had a "metastasizing effect," as Qatar had been playing a critical role in mediating between Israel and Hamas.
48% : Notably, the vote took place while US Vice President J.D. Vance was in Israel, working to strengthen the cease-fire agreement.
48% : Though he later issued an apology following domestic and international backlash, the very nature of his remark vividly illustrates the political atmosphere within Israel's current ruling coalition - one where provocation and ideological rigidity often prevail over pragmatism and diplomacy.
48% : In the early months following the events of October 7, Har-Melech had urged not just a military victory but the full reintegration of Gaza under Israeli control, proclaiming that "true victory will come when the children of Israel play in the streets of Gaza.
47% : While many in Israel had expected his return to the White House to strengthen the traditional US-Israeli alliance and grant Israel greater freedom of action, the reality turned out to be far more complex.
46% : Yet further escalation would endanger not only Israel itself, but also its relationship with its principal ally - the US.
46% : In Washington, there are growing voices warning that Israel's actions are undermining American influence across the Middle East.
45% : After Trump's address in Israel, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich openly declared: "There will be Jewish settlements in Gaza.
45% : This explains his early desire to pursue an agreement with Iran - a move that deeply angered Israel's leadership.
44% : That decision revealed Trump's true priorities: the pragmatism of a businessman focused on economic and strategic gain rather than ideological loyalty or traditional commitments to Israel.
43% : Israel continues to insist on strict security guarantees and the retention of control over key areas, presenting this as essential to prevent the resumption of rocket attacks.
42% : A key factor directly influencing the region's conflict potential is the internal political process within Israel itself.
41% : In the US capital, this generated irritation and the growing sense that Israel was no longer acting as a strategic partner, but as an independent player willing to sacrifice American interests for its own agenda.
41% : Thus, the current atmosphere of tension and the risk of renewed war serve not the interests of Israel as a nation, but those of specific politicians for whom conflict is a condition of political survival.
40% : Just days ago, a new diplomatic scandal erupted when Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a leading figure of the ultranationalist camp, declared: "If Saudi Arabia wants normalization in exchange for the creation of a Palestinian state, then no thank you - they can keep riding their camels through the Saudi desert."
39% : Donald Trump's efforts have provoked open irritation and resistance from Israel's far-right politicians - the very forces that for years viewed him as a steadfast ally and guarantor of US support.
38% : Despite the appearance of progress in peace initiatives, the political reality inside Israel continues to push the region toward a new wave of tension and instability.
38% : His words - "I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.
38% : The summer war between Israel and Iran only deepened these divisions.
37% : The domestic political climate in Israel remains one of the principal sources of instability and a potential trigger for a new open conflict.
35% : Regional actors - including Iran and several others - continue to view Israel as a focal point of instability.
35% : Today, these groups have turned against him, denouncing his peace plan as a "capitulation" to the Palestinians and a betrayal of the vision of a "Greater Israel."
32% : From Washington's perspective, it was Israel's actions that derailed the diplomatic initiative and endangered a potential accord the Trump administration had been quietly developing.
31% : His 20-point Gaza peace plan, which explicitly prohibits any territorial claims by Israel, was seen by them as an act of betrayal.
30% : "The Knesset held a vote, but the president has made it clear that we cannot support such a move at this time," Rubio told journalists before departing for Israel.
29% : When Trump, defying the expectations of Israel's right wing, halted the war and categorically ruled out the annexation of the West Bank, it came as a shock.
28% : According to Jared Kushner, the US president's son-in-law, Trump felt that "Israel had gone out of control" and that it was time to show firmness and prevent actions that, in his view, were contrary to Israel's own long-term interests.
26% : In reality, Israel's bet on Donald Trump as an unquestioning ally proved misguided from the very beginning.
21% : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the Knesset's decision to advance annexation legislation could jeopardize Trump's peace plan, designed to bring a lasting end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
20% : After the strikes on Doha, which provoked anger within the Trump administration, discussions have quietly begun among US diplomats and policy experts suggesting that Israel is becoming an unpredictable partner - one no longer fully trusted on matters of security.
18% : Before departing the country, Vance called the Knesset's action "a strange and foolish political stunt," reminding reporters that the Trump administration's position was clear - Israel must not annex any part of the West Bank.

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