Editorial: The New York Times

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is obstructing progress to resolve the Gaza conflict despite international and local pressure.
• Netanyahu is using the war for political gain, creating increasing discontent among the Israeli populace.
• He has even managed to alienate Israel's main ally, the United States by defying their counsel.
• The hostage crisis is a central issue in the internal Israeli debate on the war. Netanyahu and his right-wing supporters insist that only relentless military pressure on Hamas can lead to their freedom.
• The Biden administration, as well as several Arab states, propose a process which would lead to a permanent ceasefire.
• Netanyahu has not proposed a real post-war plan for Gaza, choosing to block the creation of a Palestinian state.

Conclusion: Netanyahu, by pursuing a course of warfare and resistance against international counsel, has lost the confidence of his people and allies, becoming more of a hindrance than a facilitator of solutions.

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