THE CURRENT → THE ROSE REPORT Issue 1028 · September 11, 2024

It Isn’t Easy Being Bibi

Netanyahu's twin war goals may be a mission impossible

It Isn’t Easy Being Bibi
Netanyahu’s twin war goals may be a mission impossible

FULL-COURT PRESS Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu faces increasing pressure from all sides (Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK / PRASHANTRAJSINGH)

Binyamin Netanyahu could be excused for fearing that the World War III Donald Trump is predicting has already washed up on Israel’s shores.

As Israel’s multifront war with Iranian proxies enters its 12th month, the pressure from all sides has become relentless, leaving Israel more isolated, globally and domestically, than ever before.

Over the weekend, CIA director William Burns added his voice to the cascading calls for Netanyahu to show “political will” and cave to Hamas’s cease-fire terms, even if that means bringing home just 30 living hostages and stranding dozens more in Gaza.

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