White house out of frustration about Netanyahu: “Every time there is progress, he bombs someone ‘
Within the White House the frustration about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is growing. President Donald Trump and his advisers fear that Netanyahu consciously sabotages the peace process. According to a confidant of the National Security Team, it sounds that “every time there is progress, he bombs someone”. The attack came without prior consultation with American officials, despite the presence of a large American military base in Qatar.
Trump publicly distanced himself from the decision and emphasized that it was a unilateral action of Netanyahu. He called the attack “not conducive to the goals of Israel of America”. According to defense sources, communication between Israel and Washington was poor and insufficient to warn regional partners in time.
According to a Qatarese official, the focus has now completely shifted to national security. “When one party decides to bomb the mediator and a negotiating delegation, what kind of peace conversation is left?”