Seth
J. Frantzman who is a kind of big wig in the eyes of the elites in America and
Israel wants his readers to believe that Hamas alone was behind the shaking of
the old order in Israel, and that America did not contribute to the shake-up.
Well then, there is only one word to say to that: Bunk!
Frantzman
expressed his views in an article he wrote under the title: “How Hamas Brought
Israel to the Brink of Election Chaos,” and the subtitle: “Hamas didn't achieve
a military victory. But toppling the defense minister is a kind of victory
because it shows that Hamas can shake [occupied] Jerusalem's politics at the
very top.” The article was published in the National Interest on November 16,
2018.
The
writer began his piece by asserting that “Israel's defense minister resigned in
the wake of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza.” If true, this would
indicate that the defense minister thought he was making progress fighting Hamas,
and that the ceasefire undercut his ability to finish the job. If that's what
the Israeli minister was thinking –– which is doubtful –– it is not what Seth
Frantzman is thinking.
Instead,
here is what Frantzman is thinking: “This kind of cycle of rocket fire and air
strikes has become common over the last six months,” which means that Frantzman
believes the cycle could have gone on forever without resolving a thing. So
then, what is the truth? What's behind the resignation of the minister of
defense?
Going
over the article, we'll bump into a few clues that will help us answer those
questions. Here is a short passage that tells a long story:
“In October, the IDF struck 80 targets in Gaza. In July, the air
force struck 40 sites in Gaza … Since 2011, Israel struck 300 targets in Syria,
200 in the last two years. But Iran's ballistic missiles are becoming more
precise and Iran transferred that precision guidance to Hezbollah ... In
October, Russia transferred the S-300 anti-aircraft system to Syria and warned
against any 'hot heads' in Israel testing the air defense. This means Israel
has to work with the US Administration. Envoy James Jeffrey said it was the US
goal to see Iranian forces leave Syria”.
Just think about it. Israel could not scare a ragtag army of semi-starved
Palestinian kids by striking them 80 times in one month and 40 times in another
month. But all that Israel could do against massively armed Syria was to hit it
300 times in seven years, which averages down to less than 4 times a month. And
that's before Syria had acquired the S-300 air defense system that effectively
brought Israel's air force to a screeching halt. What kind of useless military
campaigns was Israel engaged in during all these years?
No wonder Israel called on America to help. But guess what, my
friend. It was predicted time and time again that Israel would run America to
the ground with its insatiable hunger for more American support, and the
incessant pressure it brings to bear on America, forcing it to compromise
itself over and over again, just to make Israel look bigger and more important
than it is or will ever be.
Whereas
it looked like someone in Washington was beginning to listen to the warnings
that Israel was bad news to those that help it, you had the 'hot head' minister
of defense in Israel getting ready to call President Trump's bluff to the
effect that Israel will be left to its own devices should it try to pull the
tail of the Syrian tiger.
That
was the moment when Netanyahu felt the thumb of President Trump push down on
his skull, telling him to get rid of the good-for-nothing Moldovan bumbler who
was appointed minister of defense to scare the Palestinians but scared the
Americans instead. Netanyahu heard the Trump call loud and clear, and told the
Jewish symbol of military incompetence to resign or be kicked out. He resigned.
The
net result of these comings and goings has come down to this:
First,
we have the following in Frantzman's own words: “If Netanyahu is unable to sort
out the instability, Israel will go to elections, which would be another
distraction for Netanyahu; exactly what he sought to avoid in Gaza.” This means
the old order has died in Israel.
Second,
we have the following as can be determined from observing the global scene:
America is no longer prepared to squander what little credibility it has left,
doing favors to the black hole of utter uselessness and absolute waste that is
Israel. This means the old order has died in America.