Israel - 2023 - Iron Swords
Netanyahu's policies over the many years he spent in power had been subject to intense scrutiny since the Hamas attack on October 7, the worst attack in the history of the occupation that killed about 1,400 people, and captured hundreds of others. Israeli society held Netanyahu fully responsible for the incident, while politicians and leaders accused him of negligence and security and intelligence failure.
Netanyahu refused to acknowledge responsibility for the attacks that occurred under his supervision. Opinion polls indicate that the Israeli public is not with him on this matter. Leaders of the judicial reform protest movement, in addition to former senior security officials, have intensified their criticism of the government in recent days and called on Netanyahu to resign, but Netanyahu has so far refused to talk about resignation.
Many opinion polls and political analyzes indicated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may inevitably leave his position after the end of the war in Gaza, while a number of names emerged that appearwd to be strong competitors for the leadership of the government to succeed him, perhaps most notably Yossi Cohen, the former head of the Mossad, the intelligence service. External affairs in the Israeli entity.
Experts and observers believe that Netanyahu's political future had already ended, and that leaving his position is "a matter of time" related to the circumstances of the war, especially with the continued failure of the military operation in the Gaza Strip to achieve its goals, and the faltering negotiations over prisoners held by Hamas.
According to an opinion poll conducted by the Israeli newspaper "Maariv", Yossi Cohen received the highest percentage of support for the leadership of the ruling Likud Party in the country with 21 percent, while Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who left Likud and allied with Benny Gantz, received 13 percent of the votes, and then he was dissolved. The rest of the Likud leaders, such as Defense Minister Yoav Galant, received 12 percent, then Nir Barkat, 11 percent.
Observers explain the progress of leaders from outside the party by the state of dissatisfaction prevailing in the Israeli street as a result of the policies of Netanyahu and his government, as well as the party’s leaders, while the prisoner issue and the failure of negotiations over it dominate so far.
A poll published by the Maariv newspaper also indicated an additional decline for the Likud headed by Netanyahu, from 32 seats to 17 seats, compared to an additional rise for the Official Camp party led by Benny Gantz, to reach a peak of 42 seats, which held only 12 seats, at the present time. In response to the question: Who is the most suitable person to be the Prime Minister of the war, Benjamin Netanyahu or Benny Gantz? The answers were as follows: Gantz 50 percent, Netanyahu 29 percent.
Israeli TV Channel 12 also published the results of its own poll which gave close results (45 for the right-wing camp compared to 75 for the opposition).
A former American official told Politico that the administration held talks with other prominent Israeli figures, including National Unity Party head Benny Gantz, who joined the government after the outbreak of the war; Opposition leader Yair Lapid; And former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Daniel C. Kurtzer, former United States ambassador to Egypt and the Israeli entity, believes that Benjamin Netanyahu's days as prime minister of the occupation are numbered. The scenarios before Netanyahu seem very limited, Kurtzer says. He must accept responsibility for the political, intelligence, and operational failures that were evident on October 7, or be forced to step down after the investigations that will immediately follow the war. The American diplomat believed that it was too early to predict the name that will succeed Netanyahu in the government, but it is certain that he will not be able to continue his position.
On 17 November 2923, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called for Netanyahu to be replaced, despite the war launched by Tel Aviv on the Gaza Strip, pointing out that Tel Aviv had “lost confidence” in his administration. The former Israeli Prime Minister said in statements to Channel 12 that the Prime Minister (Netanyahu) must be replaced despite the war.
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