Netanyahu drags his feet on Gaza ceasefire
Strategic superiority and US backing allow Israel to ignore the terms of the agreement while demanding strict compliance from Hamas, just as it does with Hezbollah in Lebanon
A gala dinner at a conference of presidents of major Jewish-American organizations in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes the floor. He is already accustomed to adopting a messianic tone, but this Sunday he is cocky, aware that he is playing at home and that, as he emphasizes, “Israel has never been so strong, nor has the alliance with the United States.” The audience starts to applaud but stops, not wishing to interrupt the speech. Netanyahu pauses and says: “You can applaud.”
