Despite the Board of Peace rewriting the terms of the roadmap to Israel’s satisfaction, Netanyahu’s reluctance to accept it stems from the fact that any progress in Gaza would threaten the far-right coalition that keeps him in power.
The Israeli Prime Minister promised his base ethnic cleansing in the Palestinian territory. Half of his coalition ministers and Knesset members recently marched for rebuilding Jewish-only settlements in Gaza, while Israel’s Defence Minister is campaigning on how he wiped out entire Palestinian cities.
Even if Hamas disarms without any Israeli withdrawal or suspension of airstrikes, the roadmap remains a nonstarter for Israel because it would constrain its ability to control Gaza.
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“The opposition is attacking Netanyahu from the right, not the left. They are saying he’s about to squander the achievements in Gaza and bow down to Trump,” he told The New Arab. “They are promising to be tougher.”