Political Considerations Dragged Israel into the Mud – Political Change Will Get It Out | Yair Golan
It is not Israel that is hated in Washington and Riyadh – it is the Netanyahu government that is hated. Political considerations dragged Israel into this mud, and only political change will get it out.
Assessment
The claim that political considerations, not national interests, drove Israel into its current predicament shifts blame from external enemies to the domestic leadership. The assumption that Washington and Riyadh distinguish between the country and its government implies a viable alternative coalition exists. The argument presumes that a change in government would automatically reset these international relationships, a proposition that remains untested.