{"id":16461,"date":"2025-04-24T17:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16461"},"modified":"2025-04-24T17:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:31:12","slug":"netanyahus-global-isolation-and-smotrichs-diminishing-political-powe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/24\/netanyahus-global-isolation-and-smotrichs-diminishing-political-powe\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu&#8217;s Global Isolation and Smotrich&#8217;s Diminishing Political Powe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-At the height of the fracture and the beginning of our terrible days\u2014those shaped by remembrance for the catastrophe and fallen Israeli soldiers\u2014I wish to offer a perspective of political hope. I believe Bibi (Netanyahu) is nearing the end of his road. He has passed his peak, like his false and deceitful messiah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"968\">Netanyahu no longer draws crowds behind him\u2014only those who resemble him. Due to his age and illness, his appearances no longer inspire, and the videos he shares aim only to strengthen a shrinking base. They offer nothing new to a public weary of him and of the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1341\">His international standing is at rock bottom. There are few places he can land without risking arrest. Trump no longer counts him as relevant, nor does Putin. Western Europe is disgusted with him. His son told the French president to \u201cgo to hell,\u201d and Netanyahu followed suit in a weak echo. From the slogan \u201cOne More Term,\u201d only a relegation to the lower league remains.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14053\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14053 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0000.jpg\" alt=\" Smotrich's Diminishing Political Powe\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0000-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0000-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"87\"><strong data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"87\">Netanyahu&#8217;s Shrinking Coalition: A Minority Government on the Brink<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"2182\">The coalition of nonsense around him is now fixed at 44\u201345 seats in the polls. This is the current size of the Bibist\u2013Kahanist\u2013ultra-Orthodox\u2013messianic bloc. Far below what is needed. Far below the 68-seat majority. It\u2019s time to treat them in this spirit: a minority government without legitimacy. Here is Smotrich, making noise and grabbing headlines daily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"2182\">Each time he says that returning the hostages isn\u2019t the top priority, yells at the Chief of Staff, and belittles the Shin Bet head, we must tell him: You\u2019re now below the electoral threshold and will only see the next Knesset on TV. You are a failed minister and a seasoned evader, whose eldest son, since October 7, managed to get engaged, married, make you a grandfather at 44, and win a cheap plot of land in a rigged lottery\u2014without enlisting. Who are you to preach to anyone?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2821\">We tend to attribute unlimited power to Netanyahu and his cronies. That\u2019s natural when they grip the reins of power, shameless and reckless, with a record of wrecking Israel. Worry and fear are justified. But we must also recall the success of resistance. The sworn testimony by Ronen Bar revealed the depth of the danger, but also showed that none of the anti-democratic demands have yet been fulfilled. Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi seems to understand whom he\u2019s dealing with. Even Police Commissioner Dani Levy recently clarified\u2014while Minister Ben Gvir stood nervously beside him on live TV\u2014that he will obey the law and court rulings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8260\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8260 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"Yair Netanyahu attempted to organize a protest from Miami outside Shin Bet\u2019s headquarters,\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Benjamin-Netanyahu-450x283.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Benjamin-Netanyahu.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yair Netanyahu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"84\"><strong data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"84\">Media Bias and Netanyahu&#8217;s Fragile Image: A Government in Crisis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2823\" data-end=\"3551\">The overestimation of these villains\u2019 strength also stems from media bias. Channel 14 and its crazies scream and curse loudly, but their viewership is limited. Publishers don\u2019t invest in them. Free media is too polite, too formal, sometimes fearful, some even sycophantic. Social networks are flooded with fake accounts, making browsing them a scary ordeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2823\" data-end=\"3551\">Yet when Yair Netanyahu tried to rally a protest from Miami outside the Shin Bet\u2019s HQ, only five people showed up. The turnout was similarly poor for protests against the judiciary and hostage deals. Bibism, as it stands today, resembles a low-budget production led by an underperforming family, a few overreaching PR advisors, and a single lawyer representing everyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"4073\">The devastating loss of the October 7 war cannot be undone. The anger is endless. It has also led to a second disaster: the continuous, indiscriminate killing of civilians, women, and children. It\u2019s not only Gaza that lies in ruins\u2014the human image of Israel and its army is also in dire need of repair. Before anything else, we must continue to pursue Netanyahu and his associates everywhere, confront them resolutely, reject this senseless war of attrition, and learn from history: even darkness has an expiration date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-At the height of the fracture and the beginning of our terrible days\u2014those shaped by remembrance for the catastrophe and fallen Israeli soldiers\u2014I wish to offer a perspective of political hope. I believe Bibi (Netanyahu) is nearing the end of his road. He has passed his peak, like his false and deceitful messiah. 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