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| Trump disapproves of Netanyahu’s Gaza strategy, thinks major offensive will be wasted effort — NBC report |
| 2025-05-12 |
It’s NBC, so possibly true, possibly not. Or possibly true but it doesn’t matter because that’s their process. [IsraelTimes] US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are said to be increasingly at odds with one another over their contrasting visions for the Middle East, and in particular for the Gaza Strip.Citing unnamed US officials, NBC reports that Trump is opposed to Netanyahu’s plans for a new, significantly expanded operation in the Gaza Strip, and has privately called it a wasted effort that will interfere with his vision to rebuild the enclave. Netanyahu, meanwhile, is said to be growing increasingly frustrated with the US approach to Iran amid the nuclear talks and after Washington struck a deal with the Houthis, agreeing to end its intensive bombing campaign in return for an end to the Iran-backed group’s maritime attacks. Speaking to NBC, one US official says Israel is “worried about any deal” that the US could sign with Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions. To that end, two US officials say Netanyahu has privately dismissed the negotiations as a waste of time, arguing that even if a deal is forged, Tehran will inevitably break it. Israel would rather take action and strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, the report says, and believes that the opportunity to do so is shrinking more the longer talks continue. Israeli and US officials have vehemently denied the reported tensions between Trump and Netanyahu, with US Ambassador Mike Huckabee calling the reports “reckless and irresponsible.” Netanyahu is also said to have denied the reports of a growing rift between him and Trump, in leaked remarks from a closed meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee earlier today. “There are no gaps between us and the Americans,” Netanyahu is quoted as saying by Channel 12 news pundit Amit Segel. He adds that Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is in the US “every few days,” and that reports about disagreements between the prime minister and his American counterpart over Iran or the Houthis “is a campaign” being spread “for political reasons.” The premier is quoted as saying that Israel “didn’t ask for permission to attack the Houthis, and we’re not asking for permission for our war plans in Gaza. The Americans volunteered to get involved with the Houthis and said they would leave when it ‘stops.’” |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #16 <3 |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-05-12 21:00 |
| #15 given the anti missile capability of Israel and the continuing improvements they are making, the threat of an Iran nuke isn't anywhere near what it was 10 years ago during the Obama admin not saying there is no threat but the odds are that a nuke fired from Iran would be intercepted and come down to earth in Iraq or Jordon or Syria |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-05-12 20:55 |
| #14 Oops. |
| Posted by: Pancho Poodle8452 2025-05-12 20:45 |
| #13 Blue Monday at Rantburg. Much noshing On red beans and rice, and such sloshing Of whitewash and glue! "Oooh, new posters?" "A few. Dirty socks. Herbie doing his Vaushing." |
| Posted by: Unusonter Jones2765 2025-05-12 20:42 |
| #12 Angulet Glomoper3773 appears to be the new nym of our old Fat Bob Thrart2867/ Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435/ and 18 other nyms |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-05-12 20:01 |
| #11 Starting a war with Iran does not benefit the American people in any way, shape or form. The war already started with the assault upon the American Embassy way back when. In any other time in history that is an act of war. We have had too many hand wringing bureaucrats who are literally 'soft on crime' in the international level as we have domestically. The consequences have been the same. There is no way to make war 'nice'. As Sherman said, war is hell. Make it so and people will be less willing to play stupid games. I don't care what the world 'feels'. They can do business with someone else. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-05-12 18:25 |
| #10 A show of hands real fast: how many people know that Nick Fuentes and his groypers despise Donald Trump? Even more than Canadians. There are tons of them on X, just follow them and you'll see. X is really where it's at these days, if you don't have an account you really need to join. |
| Posted by: Angulet Glomoper3773 2025-05-12 18:19 |
| #9 Starting a war with Iran does not benefit the American people in any way, shape or form. America first! Trump, tell off these foreign leaders and demand respect and gratittude from them. It was ecstatic watching Zelensky in his jogging suit bounce his attacks off Trump like bullets off Superman's chest. Can you believe that man tried to talk over the president of the United States of America! In his own office! And Vance's speech to the Munich security conference telling them off to their faces. He made them cry! Why are we even talking to these people? Let's try this: we tell them what we're going to do, and they can like it or lump it. You don't like it, do it yourself without our involvement. This goes for the whole wide world. |
| Posted by: Angulet Glomoper3773 2025-05-12 18:16 |
| #8 Insiders reveal the deal breaker that is threatening Trump's Gaza peace agreement: 'Don't speak of this' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-05-12 15:49 |
| #7 ^ See? ‘Dramatic Retreat’: ABC Spins Trump’s Trade Deal With China as Defeat |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-05-12 13:23 |
| #6 ^ Watching them spin the stock market rise today along with drug price limits will provide endless fun this week. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-05-12 13:17 |
| #5 There is an uptick in Israeli disinformation, Just another round of the media's "Everything in Chaos" play. The other day it was Trump vs Musk. Boring. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-05-12 13:01 |
| #4 There is an uptick in Israeli disinformation, Netanyahu vs Trump, this past week. Nick Fuentes and anti-Jew goon squad was activated. Huckabee had to step up and issue a counter narrative that there is no rift, "Reckless, irresponsible... The relationship between the US and Israel remains STRONG!” wrote U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2025-05-12 12:24 |
| #3 *Shrug* US global Diplomacy has different immediate and short term goals than Israel's regional policy. Such is the Real World™. |
| Posted by: magpie 2025-05-12 12:01 |
| #2 Would be neither surprising nor unreasonable if Trump thought Netanyahu’s plan would not work. But don’t see him disagreeing enough to do anything about it. And would be surprised if the leak is real. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2025-05-12 08:54 |
| #1 I remember when he tried to sell steaks. |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-05-12 03:19 |