The gap in Tel Aviv-Washington security cooperation.
In a report, Al-Monitor website discussed the differences between the United States and the Zionist regime in security cooperation under the influence of extremists in Tel Aviv and reported that the visit of General Mark Milley, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, to Tel Aviv last week revealed these differences.
“What we heard from General Milli was unprecedented,” a senior Tel Aviv security official told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity. I do not remember that our American allies have ever spoken to us so harshly. What the Americans, including Milli, are telling us through many channels is simple: if you want to talk to us about Iran, about supplying Iran with the Russian S-400 [air defense system], about uranium enrichment and sanctions, “You must pacify the [Palestinian] lands.”
According to this senior Zionist official, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army criticized the hard-line ministers of Netanyahu’s cabinet and asked Netanyahu to decide which side he stands on. This American general told the political and military authorities of Tel Aviv, referring to the rebellion of extremist Jewish settlers who destroy cars and houses in Palestinian villages: “This situation cannot be tolerated.”
Another senior Israeli military official told Al-Monitor this week that he is particularly concerned because professional security channels with Washington have always been stable, even when diplomatic and political ties have been strained, but those ties are now in jeopardy. have taken. “Today’s situation is a different experience,” he said on condition of anonymity. He added that the Americans are tired of us. They are not going to invite Netanyahu to Washington. If this continues, Netanyahu will meet Joe Biden in just one corridor on the sidelines of the annual United Nations conference in New York.
The visit of Bezalel Smotrich, the Minister of Finance of the Zionist regime, to America has also increased the tensions between America and Tel Aviv. Smotrich said last week that the Palestinian settlement of Hawara should be destroyed, and the comment sparked a wave of backlash. America gave him a diplomatic visa only after he apologized on Facebook. However, it is unlikely that he will make an official visit to Washington due to the differences. In addition, according to Israeli news reports, US officials have refused to participate in the annual Israeli bond fundraiser, to which Smotrich has been invited.
Israeli officials are also concerned about possible damage to intelligence cooperation with the United States. A former senior security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Al-Monitor: “Aware of the presence of extremists like Benguir and Smotrich in Netanyahu’s cabinet, Western intelligence agencies are seeking to distance themselves from Tel Aviv.”
