Yossi Schwartz 29.06.2025 ISL (RCIT section of the RCIT in Israel/ Occupied Palestine
On June 27, 2025, Rogel Alperakov writes in Haaretz:
“Benjamin Netanyahu’s unprecedented military dependence on Donald Trump has turned Israel into a protectorate in the eyes of the president, and himself into the patron of its prime minister, and he is charging him protection fees: Gaza in exchange for a trial. It is recommended to watch the documentary “Stealing the Election”, which details Trump’s mafiosi and bullying threats (which shows complete disregard for the facts, in democracy and the rule of law) on public officials who refused to confirm his false claim that the elections in which he lost to Joe Biden were rigged, illustrating the common denominator in the way Bibi and Trump’s poison machines operate.
Netanyahu’s request to Trump to save Israel and its war against Iran by bombing Fordow was unprecedented. The Israeli prime minister has never asked the president of the United States for the help of the U.S. military in attacking an enemy. As far as Trump is concerned, from that moment on, Netanyahu and Israel belong to him. Netanyahu has sold himself and us to the devil. With the bombing of Fordow, he gave up Israel’s sovereignty and independence to Trump. This is one of the costs of the unnecessary attack, which reportedly left Iran with military-grade enriched uranium.
Trump’s call strengthens Netanyahu’s legitimacy to cancel the trial for himself
That’s why Trump allowed himself to say angrily about Netanyahu that just like the Iranians, he no longer has a idea what he’s doing. In this way, you allow yourself to talk about a person you have in your pocket. That is completely up to you. Therefore, he allowed himself to order Israel to cancel the trial immediately. Because Netanyahu belongs to him, Israel owes him its existence from now on, and the only coin of gratitude that Trump will agree to accept is a submissive response to all his whims.
It is clear from the wording of his statement, which accurately echoes a fixed Bibi narrative, that it originates from circles very close to Netanyahu, who work on his behalf. Netanyahu is relinquishing sovereignty and inviting this intervention. And it is the compensation that Trump is giving him for forcing him to end the war in Gaza, just as he forced him to return the planes from Iran at the last minute. It is evident from the reactions of the media, social networks, the political field, and Aharon Barak that Trump’s call carries enormous public weight in the Israeli discourse, strengthening Netanyahu’s legitimacy to cancel the trial for himself. The question of whether they are allowed has become irrelevant. From the moment Netanyahu turned Israel into a protectorate of the United States, they have been allowed. Trump can also prevent elections in Israel if he is interfered with. The main thing is not to lose Bibi. This singer suits him.”[i]
However, it would be a mistake to blame Netanyahu alone. The entire Zionist ruling class and all the Zionist parties that represent this class supported the Israeli war and welcomed the bombing of Iran by American imperialism. There are no free meals in the stage of imperialism. Israel has remained a junior imperialist state of settler colonialists.
The solution is one democratic state for the Israelis and all the Palestinians, including the refugees, ruled by a workers’ government supported by the fellahin!
Endnote:
[i] https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/television/tv-review/2025-06-27/ty-article/.premium/00000197-adc4-df21-a1df-fdcc258c0000