“Don’t Let Nasrallah’s Assassination Fool You: Netanyahu’s Government Is Still Ruining Israel,” Haaretz Analysis. | Survivability News Jewish Voices.

While an economic criminal sits in the Finance Ministry, a constitutional criminal in the Justice Ministry, and a national criminal in the Defense Ministry, above them sits a prime minister whose actions are tainted by extraneous political and personal considerations. Even the most successful assassination will not save him from the bitter fate which is rushing up at him at full speed. All the glory in the world will not change the crooked ways of the man who is leading Israel.

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The finance minister, who brought Israel’s credit rating down to the level of Bulgaria and Kazakhstan, knows that he is untouchable – in fact, he will get everything he asks for. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who is focusing solely on his job and getting the highest scores over every other member of the cabinet, is in Netanyahu’s cross-hairs and is now on probation.

Even before the report by Michael Hauser Tov in Haaretz, it was already clear that the trip was exactly what it was planned to be: a weekend of fun and self- aggrandizement. The footage of the Shabbat welcoming ritual at the hotel where his entourage was staying underscores this, and sparked a slew of well-earned jokes online. Netanyahu prays for a “quiet Shabbat”, and Sara grumbles in response, “It was supposed to be different.” Her husband was forced to add in response, “Okay, it is what it is.”

Following the assassination of a slew of top terrorists, the Sinwar brothers, at the top of Hamas, remain. But it appears that the Air Force is not the salvation here. The face of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the target board – which remains devoid of the hoped-for line crossing it out – should remind Israel’s leadership, army, and all of us that 101 hostages are marking a year of hell in Gaza, and all of Israel’s victories will be for nothing if they do not come home.

The exodus of nations at the UN left mostly Netanyahu supporters in the hall, some of whom flew from Israel, and others who were summoned to arrive from across the U.S. They enthusiastically clapped and cheered in a horribly provincial and embarrassing way. It was as if the UN headquarters on Second Avenue had turned into a Likud Central Committee meeting, highlighting the wretchedness of the appearance.

The speech itself was a disappointment, and even somewhat embarrassing. The speaker was off, often confused, and the visual aids of the “curse and blessing” maps recycled Netanyahu’s much-used gimmick. The embrace of “peace with Saudi Arabia” was an embarrassment, given that its delegation’s seats were demonstrably deserted, and when we know what the price of peace is: recognizing a Palestinian state. So, too, was the empty statement, “I will do everything to bring the hostages home.” It was feeble drivel.

He justly thanked the security establishment – omitting the IDF and skipping over Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who pushed to assassinate Nasrallah when Netanyahu was still hesitating. Even in great moments, he emerges a small man.