Israel's Smotrich Rejects Saudi Normalization

@LeopoldBloom
Perhaps, if the year was 2022. Back in 2022, Netanyahu was going to be tossed out of Israeli politics, and MTG was pushing Q.

In 2025, setting aside what went on in Gaza, thugs who attack West Bank Palestinian villagers, and driver them off their property, are fully protected by Smotrich, and MTG is posting anti-Trump policies' messages.

@Northwest And as a reminder, here's what happened on Thursday in Israel:

1. The Knesset met, and approved the first 2 steps toward annexing the West Bank.

2. Netanyahu was outraged, because the Knesset embarrassed him in front of JD Vance and he blamed it on the right wing. Keep in mind that 19 Likud party members, out of 20 voted yes.

3. JD Vance made a public statement, saying how rude to have this happened during his visit. Mind you that this was done on purpose because he was there to remind him who the boss is.

4. Trump made a statement, stating that he will be dropping Israel like a hot potato, if the West Bank is annexed. And when reporters asked, he cut them off with something like: 'the West Bank is not going to annexed'. But we will know the Window Adelson wants the West Bank annexed, so it's going to happen.

@Northwest Thugs who attack West Bank Palestinians are a tiny percentage of all settlers. You also have to be careful of your sources. Some of these attacks are instigated by Palestinians, who only start filming after the settlers retaliate.

Annexing the West Bank would put the entire area under Israeli control. Israel currently controls only Area C, with Area B jointly administered by the PA and Israel, and with Area A exclusively under PA control, per the Oslo Accords. Annexation would end this and amount to an enormous undertaking on Israel's part that its population and military are unprepared to take on.

The amount of predictions in this war has been unprecedented, and Trump's statements haven't helped (for example, that he will expel everyone from Gaza and turn it into a resort).

@LeopoldBloom My people don't interact much with the Likudniks, but nevertheless the reality today, is the Knesset, with its two procedural votes yesterday, paved 50% of the way toward annexation of the West Bank. And that's the only thing that counts.

@Northwest Let's wait and see if it actually happens.