Former Israeli prime minister and defense minister[s leader/ and chief of staff] Ehud Barak "fears
Israel has only weeks left to eliminate Hamas," as international criticism of
Israel's for its horrific bombing campaign in Gaza mounts, Politico reported on
7 November.
Most importantly, support for Israel's military campaign, which has killed over
10,000 Palestinians, the majority women and children, in just one month, has
soured in the US, Israel's main backer.
In an exclusive interview with Politico, Barak observed the "rhetoric of US
officials had shifted in recent days with a mounting chorus of calls for a
humanitarian pause in the fighting."
It is widely acknowledged that Israel could not carry out its current war,
launched in response to Hamas' surprise attack on Israeli settlements
surrounding Gaza on 7 October, without US help. Barak worries that the initial
support for Israel generated in the wake of the Hamas attack is waning, as video
of dead Palestinian women and children continues to be live streamed out of
Gaza.
"You can see the window is closing. It's clear we are heading towards friction
with the Americans about the offensive. America cannot dictate to Israel what to
do. But we cannot ignore them," Barak said. "We will have to come to terms with
the American demands within the next two or three weeks, probably less."
On 7 November, the Washington Post noted that more and more observers around the
world are beginning to view Israel's bombing of Palestinian civilians as
genocide.
"In protests around the world, in the corridors of the United Nations and in the
angry chambers of social media, one word is getting louder and louder:
genocide," the paper wrote.
Israel's efforts to restore its deterrence following the Hamas attack by bombing
civilians in Gaza may therefore prove a test to Israel's strong influence over
US foreign policy, including through its influence in Congress.
-- Cont'd at https://new.thecradle.co/articles/window-is-closing-to-defeat-hamas-former-israel-pm
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