US-Iran ceasefire leaves Israelis feeling sidelined, unachieved war aims
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According to a single-source report from the Christian Science Monitor, Israelis reacted with alarm Monday to news that the United States had secured an agreement ending the joint military campaign launched in late February against Iran. The concerns expressed across the country were that the U.S.-Iran agreement sidelines Israel and puts at risk its security and relationship with the U.S. The war Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had marketed as a chance to quash Israel’s archfoe is ending with none of its aims met, according to the report. Details of the deal have not been disclosed, but it reportedly does not include a demand for Iran to halt production of its ballistic missile arsenal or address Iran’s proxy armies. The agreement also leaves open Netanyahu’s stated reason for seeking war: to remove Iran’s nuclear threat. Israelis woke up Monday with questions about what will happen next with Iran and Hezbollah, and where they stand with the U.S. The ceasefire lands in the middle of Israel’s election season, with Netanyahu already fighting for his political survival after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack.
What’s reported
The U.S. secured an agreement ending the joint U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran that began in late February.
Israelis expressed alarm Monday that the agreement sidelines Israel and risks its security and relationship with the U.S.
The war aims Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marketed have not been achieved, according to the report.
Details of the deal have not been disclosed, but it reportedly does not require Iran to halt ballistic missile production or address its proxy armies.
The agreement leaves open Netanyahu’s stated reason for war: removing Iran’s nuclear threat.
The ceasefire lands during Israel’s election season, with Netanyahu fighting for political survival after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack.
Government ministers claimed Israel would not be bound by the Iran deal.
Opposition candidate Yair Golan posted that Netanyahu had squandered Israel’s deterrent power.
Netanyahu described preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as his “life mission” and vowed Iran would never have them on his watch.
Open questions
The full details of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement have not been disclosed.
Whether the agreement will address Iran’s nuclear program or proxy armies remains unclear.
Netanyahu’s political future is uncertain.
Key figures
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
President Donald Trump
Ohad Hemo, Channel 12 journalist
Shira Efron, analyst with the Israel Policy Forum
Yair Golan, reserve general and head of the center-left Democrats party
Lazar Berman, diplomatic correspondent of The Times of Israel
Sources: csmonitor.com
