Issues related to the hostage and cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas are causing friction between Biden and Netanyahu.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu is ungrateful to the United States and indifferent to the aid the United States has provided to Israel during the Gaza war.
The situation has led to tensions between the United States and Israel behind the scenes, they say Haaretz and The Times of Israel.
President of the United States Joe Biden and Netanyahu’s two most recent discussions have been difficult, characterizes Haaretz.
A high-ranking representative of the Biden administration, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Haaretz that Biden has realized that Netanyahu has lied to him about the Israeli hostages.
According to the source, Biden had told Netanyahu in a telephone conference this week to “stop pissing”.
– Netanyahu is trying to prolong the war instead of focusing on achieving a hostage agreement. It makes it more difficult for us to support Israel in the long term, an American official told Haaretz.
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Netanyahu did not comment on the allegations
Netanyahu responded to the news about the tense discussions between him and Biden on Saturday evening.
Netanyahu’s statement said the prime minister would not comment on his private conversations with the US president.
– The prime minister does not interfere in the politics of the United States and works with whoever is elected president. In the same way, he expects the Americans not to interfere in Israeli politics, the statement said, according to media reports.
An Israeli official told the British For the Telegraphthat Netanyahu has been emboldened to strike against Iran since Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race in late July.
Friction with security managers
Netanyahu has drifted into a collision course with his security leaders as well.
A member of Israel’s negotiating team told Haaretz on Friday that Israel’s security chiefs believe Netanyahu is not interested in a hostage and cease-fire deal with the terrorist organization Hamas.
According to media reports, Netanyahu accused the security chiefs of being “soft”, while the head of the intelligence agency Mossad David Barnea had said Israel should accept the deal on the table.
According to an Israeli official, a rift has arisen between the prime minister and the security chiefs due to a difference in line.
On Sunday, the Israeli government published a statement in which Netanyahu accused Hamas of not having reached an agreement to release the hostages.