According to the Israeli daily Israel Hayom“Relations between Prime Minister Netanyahu and the American president fell at the bottom, with mutual disappointment. Sources in the limited circle of the president report that he is increasingly frustrated by the Israeli Prime Minister.”
Donald Trump in anger
Benjamin Netanyahu would even have caused Trump’s anger a few weeks ago when he tried to push Washington to trigger strikes on Iran: “Trump is furious at what he considers an attempt at Netanyahu and his team to put pressure on the national security advisor Mike Waltz, who has since been removed from his functions, in favor of military action in Iran”, écrit Israel Hayom.
This anger would explain the unexpected conclusion of a ceasefire between the United States and the Houthi rebels of Yemen. The agreement is limited to ensuring the non-aggression of American ships in the Red Sea, but not the end of missile fire to Israel. This announcement caused a shock in Israel, while a hypersonic missile pulled by the Houthis had just reached Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv.
The United States does not need Israel’s authorization to conclude an agreement preventing Houthis from shooting our ships
Are the United States disinterested in the security of Israel for the sole benefit of their own interests? “The United States does not need Israel’s authorization to conclude an agreement preventing Houthis from shooting our ships”replied the United States Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee in an interview that must be broadcast on the Israeli channel. The ambassador just conceded that if American lives were threatened by Houthi strikes in Israel, Washington could then react.
End the wars to
“There were very high expectations on the Israeli side, perhaps forgetting a little that Trump is someone who sees his interests above all that he considers to be the interest of the United States”explains Emmanuel Navon, professor of international relations at the University of Tel Aviv.
“Let us not forget that Donald Trump was re -elected by an middle class America who is tired that his money is spent abroadcontinues Emmanuel Navon. He absolutely wants to reduce military intervention spending abroad. He wants to focus on the American economy. His priority is to end the wars, almost at all costs. Regarding Israel, it is true that things are not clear. One day, he talks about emptying the Gaza strip, transforming it. Now he says that you have to agree with Hamas. It is not clear. Obviously, negotiations with Iran have greatly surprised Israel. “
Discussions with Iran
Donald Trump not only kicked out the Israeli joint attack on Iran, but he even launched talks on April 12 with Tehran on his nuclear program, under Omanaise mediation. Negotiations seen with a very bad eye by Benjamin Netanyahu. The American president still received at the White House Ron Dermer on Thursday, the Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs, who was able to express Israeli concerns about the orientation taken by these talks.
But it becomes obvious that the Trump administration now leads unilateral diplomacy in the Middle East, without integrating Israeli interests. This approach should appear in broad daylight during the visit that the American president will lead in the coming days in the Gulf, and in particular in Saudi Arabia.
