Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urged by his defence minister to discuss a post-war Gaza plan but he is instead prioritising his political survival
Israel i prime minister urged by his defence minister to discuss a post-war Gaza plan but he is instead prioritising his political survival Israel 's prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant disagree on a 'Day After' policy for Gaza. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPAThe dramatic news conference was a public airing of his differences with the prime minister which have been expressed in war cabinet meetings for months and leaked to the media.
There are four options for a postwar Gaza, and none of them are good for Netanyahu: Hamas retains its control; the Israeli Defence Forces occupy Gaza and Israel takes responsibility for the civilian population; Palestinians with no links to Hamas take control with the support of Arab states and the international community; or Somalia-like chaos ensues with armed gangs ruling the streets.
The far-right, along with some members of Netanyahu’s Likud party, would like to see a return to Israel’s occupation of Gaza and, ideally, when the time is right, the re-establishment of Jewish settlements that were uprooted as part of then prime minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement in 2005, when Israel left Gaza.
The entire professional level of the security establishment, along with most of the war cabinet, believes the postwar arrangement debate is essential. The Biden administration has also been urging Israel for months to discuss the Day After.
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