Wow. I dont know if this increasing gap between the USA and Israel right now is unprecedented or not, but it is getting insane.
For some reason the USA is expected to not use its veto power in today's United Nations session in which the UN will pass a ceasefire resolution against Israel. The US is suggesting its strategy is to pass a ceasefire resolution and also a "return the hostages" resolution, each to stand on its own.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening, or maybe warning, the USA that if the US delegation does not veto the resolution, Israel will cancel sending the delegation to Washington for meetings and bring the delegation back to Israel. While I am not sure that is quite the threat Netanyahu thinks it is, it is still a significant threat on its own and a sign of the widening gap and deteriorating relations.
It will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next day or two (and in the grander scheme of things over the next several months). All we can do is hope that it turns out for the best and that Netanyahu is The Gambler, knowing when to hold em and knowing when to fold em..
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