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00:00Is it making people question whether support for Israel is as ironclad as they thought or is there going to be more pressure on the Israeli government to start negotiating with the Palestinian cause?
00:18Well, Melinda, I think both those things can be true. I mean, the so-called rift between the US and Israel under Trump seems to me like political theater, a distraction.
00:28I mean, while some in the West dissect the optics, Netanyahu's continuing his war of annihilation.
00:34He's using US weapons and US cover. And let's not forget Trump long ago moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, cut off UNRWA funding and legitimized settlements, even though we know, of course, they're illegal under international law.
00:48So let's be clear. I mean, Trump's not interested in justice, only loyalty optics. And I think Netanyahu knows it.
00:55He even said recently that Israel, I think it was today, may soon wean itself off US military aid.
01:01I don't think that's because Israel wants to be independent. It's because the US has given them everything, including political blank checks.
01:10And that's why I think what's more interesting to me is that 550 former Israeli intelligence and security officials have warned that Netanyahu's war path is detrimental to Israel, too.
01:22I mean, they're calling for Trump not to listen to Netanyahu, to end the killings, to reject annexation, to secure the hostages.
01:30And that's not coming from radicals. I mean, that's coming from the Israeli security establishment.
01:34So this is a very good question.
01:34So, let's see.
01:35So, let's see.
01:37So, let's see.
01:46So, let's see.
01:51You have an example.
01:52So, let's yeah.
01:54Let's see.
01:54Let's see.
01:56Let's see.