From Today's Israeli Press
CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS
RELATIVE, REASONABLE VICTORY: Giora Eiland asserts in Yedioth Ahronoth that both Netanyahu's pledge of achieving "total victory" and his draft bill display a disconnection from reality.
GOVERNMENT OVER COUNTRY: Amnon Abramovitch claims in N12 that Netanyahu is the gift that keeps on giving to Hamas.
THE RAPE CONTINUES: Yoav Limor argues in Israel Hayom that Netanyahu is selling the Israelis tall tales, as Israel treads water in Gaza, and its female abductees go through hell in captivity.
DIFFERENT JEWS: Yair Sheleg stresses in Makor Rishon that 76 years after the founding of the state, the world no longer sees Jews in desperate need of a national home, but Jews seeking to expand it at the expense of others.
UTTERLY RELIANT: Amos Harel proclaims in Haaretz that Netanyahu's contempt for the only world power with Israel's interest at heart is confounding.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY: The Jerusalem Post editorial contends that Netanyahu should send his representatives to the U.S. to avoid a diplomatic misstep.
From Today's Arabic Press
A FEEBLE BUT SIGNIFICANT SHIFT
A RESOLUTION AT LAST: Despite some flaws in Friday's UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the duration of Ramadan, the fact that the U.S. did not veto it signals the start of a significant shift in the international position against Israel, maintains Palestinian commentator Ashraf al-'Ajrami in Wednesday's leading Palestinian daily al-Ayyam. Israel's false halo as an oasis of democracy and Western standards and values is rapidly eroding and the Israeli reaction to the resolution is deepening its isolation and hastening its demise.
A FRENZIED ISRAEL: Feeble as it may be in putting an end to the Israeli butchery in Gaza, the Security Council resolution presents an opportunity for those Arab states that have normalized relations with Israel to wash their hands of this scourge, proclaims Egyptian commentator Wael Qandil on Wednesday's Qatari-owned, London-based, pan-Arab news portal www.alaraby.co.uk. This primarily applies to Egypt and Jordan who are best placed to help the Palestinians and punish Israel.
KEY ISSUES: The U.S.'s abstention from the vote on UNSCR 2728 is both an attempt to ease the presidential electoral pressure on Biden and a timid attempt to pressure Netanyahu over the management of the war, contends Lebanese commentator Yunis as-Sayyed in Wednesday's UAE daily al-Khaleej. As such, it is a test of powers between Netanyahu and Biden who has proven to be the weakest U.S. president in history.
A DIFFERENT ERA AHEAD: There is disagreement in assessments of the significance of UNSCR 2728, with some viewing it as a major shift in the U.S. position while others seeing it as a temporary tactic dictated by U.S. presidential election considerations and Netanyahu's prioritizing his personal interests, notes Jordanian commentator Ahmad Hamad al-Hisban in Wednesday's Amman daily al-Ghad. Nevertheless, the world views the resolution as a key step as indicated by the global support for it.
THE ENEMY WITHIN: A recent statement issued by the Tunisian prime minister's office sang the praises of the government's achievements and "reminded" the Tunisians of its supposedly glowing performance at the obviously problem-ridden economic front, notes Tunisian commentator Mohammad Kreishan in Wednesday's Qatari-owned London-based, pan-Arab daily al-Quds al-Arabi. But it is clear to all and sundry that the entire state is being run by President Kais Saied who has himself proven to be inept as well as dictatorial.