The look of the international community is on today’s meeting Donald Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu where at the center of the 21 points to end the war in Gaza.
Trump talks about a possible agreement that will put an end to the war in Gaza. “We have a real opportunity for something great in the Middle East. Everyone is ready for something special, for the first time. We will succeed, “he wrote in a post on Truth Social. For his part, Netanyahu appeared to be more cautious about this.
“We’re working on it,” he said. “I hope we do it, because we want to release our hostages, we want to get rid of Hamas’s dominance and disarm it, to demobilize the Gaza and create a new future for the inhabitants of Gaza and the Israeli, and the Israeli.
Trump meets today (29.09.2025) at the White House today a changed Netanyahu, CNN notes in his analysis.
The drastic change in his approach makes even harder to predict what will follow. For two years, Israeli aircraft and special forces have undertaken bold missions, hitting targets that were once considered untouched, with regional capitals from Doha to Tehran and Damascus to bring the signs of Netanyahu’s promise of Netanyahu.
At the United Nations General Assembly last week, Netanyahu proudly praised Israeli military operations.
“We have pounded the Houthi. We crushed most of Hamas’ terrorist machine, paralyzed Hezbollah, killing most of its leaders and much of its arsenal, destroyed Assad’s weapon in Syria, preventing the Shiite militias and Iranian militias, and Iraq. Iran’s rockets, “he said.
“Israel has recovered from its darkest day to carry out one of the most amazing military upheavals in history,” he noted.
Netanyahu was for years known for careful and restrained strategy of. After the October 7 attacks, however, he adopted a new doctrine of aggression. In spite of the army’s own objections, he carried out high -risk land operations and expanded the war to many fronts.
The war in Gaza will be two years next month and is the largest in Israel’s history.
Two days after the October 7 attack Under the leadership of Hamas who left more than 1,200 dead Israelis, Netanyahu promised to Israeli “We will change the Middle East.” This time, he meant it.
The Chief of the Israeli Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, strongly opposed the latest decision to occupy the city of Gaza and questioned the high -risk operation aimed at Hamas’s leadership in Qatar. But Netanyahu ignored his warnings.
This transformation raises a fundamental question, most important as the White House meeting approaches: Has Netanyahu really changed?
Netanyahu can’t be Israel’s “Churchill”
Ansel Fafer, a correspondent for the Economist about Israel and author of the book “Bibi: The Turbulant Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu”, says that the factor that motivates him has not changed at all, even if his influence has changed.
“Netanyahu always avoids risk. Feared the change and adheres to the status quo ‘, he said. “He usually avoids both wars and diplomatic developments. Even Abraham’s agreements were imposed by the Trump government. And the war in Gaza was imposed by Hamas. As soon as the war became the status quo, Netanyahu was adapted. He is still addicted to the status quo – only now, the status quo is a war. “
Fafer also stresses that Netanyahu is still guided by fear, “only now fears the partners of his coalition more than anything else.”
According to analysts, the fear that traditionally kept him into inactivity has been turned into fear of his posthumous: not to remain in history as the leader of the destruction of 7 October, but as the “Savior” who changed the Middle East.
However, the truth is more complicated. His far -right allies, Ithamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotry, are threatening to throw his government if he finishes the war. So Netanyahu looks trapped: He is afraid of stopping war as well as his continuation, avoids agreements, but also big decisions, sometimes presented as a careful “manager” and sometimes as a risky gambler.
The future of Netanyahu’s new bold manual remains unclear ahead of his meeting with Trump at the White House. So far, the Trump government has done little to limit Israel’s military efforts and has supported the continuation of the war in Gaza by Netanyahu.
However, support is accompanied by restrictions. In June, Trump supported Israel’s attacks on Iran during a 12 -day attack and then forced Israel to turn back fighter aircraft already on the way to attack after announcing the end of hostilities.
The volatile nature of the president means he can oppose Israel’s next move shortly after his support in the previous one.
Trump’s recent optimistic comments on the forthcoming agreement on ending hostilities may signal that he could soon force Netanyahu to accept a new status quo – A status quo that can stop the prime minister’s attempt to build a legacy through military aggression and instead force him to face his political crisis.