Did Secretary Blinken just deliver Biden’s promised ‘come to Jesus’ message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?
Blinken on Friday warned the Israeli leader and his war cabinet in a meeting that “Israëli’s security and its place in the world are in peril” — according to a description of the remarks in Axios. Blinken emphasized to Israel’s leadership that “you might not realize it until it’s too late.”
Blinken warned further that on Israel’s current trajectory and with plans for the ‘day after Hamas’ still up in the air, the Gaza crisis is headed toward an indefinite troop occupation scenario with an insurgency Israël can’t handled. He ultimately conveyed that Israel faces further isolation on the world stage.
“You need a coherent plan, or either you’re going to be stuck in Gaza,” the US top diplomat said per a source that spoke to Axios.
According to more from the closed door remarks, “The Secretary of State said that on the current path, Hamas will stay in control in Gaza or there will be anarchy, which will just create the conditions for more terrorism.”
The Israëli prime minister is then reported to have responded following Blinken’s dire warnings, “We will have our hands full for decades.”