Officials in Biden admin worked to undermine Netanyahu after ceasefire talks collapsed, former aide says

A caller bombshell study connected an Israeli TV quality amusement revealed Biden officials discussed the thought of moving to trigger an predetermination with the anticipation of defeating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu truthful they could propulsion the president's ceasefire deal. 

The program was yet blocked by the president.

One of the president's advisors connected the portion said that aft the archetypal ceasefire woody successful the Israel-Hamas warfare collapsed, the thought of moving against Netanyahu started to circulate successful President Joe Biden’s administration, according to erstwhile White House officials interviewed connected Israel's Channel 13 amusement "HaMakor."

The thought floated was that Biden would springiness a code straight to the Israeli public, presenting 2 options, according to his Middle East advisor Ilan Goldenberg. "A batch of radical were talking about, including successful the Oval Office astatine times, the thought of, like, the President going retired and giving a speech. Benny Gantz (the absorption leader) was astatine 37 [seats] and Bibi was similar astatine 15, right? Like, helium was precise weak. Joe Biden was inactive incredibly fashionable successful Israel," helium claimed.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with IDF commanders successful the Netzarim Corridor successful Gaza to sermon Hamas enactment connected Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo provided by TPS)

Goldenberg said, "The thought was that Biden would accidental you tin extremity the war, get each the hostages out, get a woody that includes even, you know, possibly trying to person elements of Hamas permission — oregon you tin support doing what you're doing, and Israel volition beryllium successful a Forever War. Your sons and daughters are going to support fighting. Most of the hostages are going to travel location dead. The thought would beryllium either to unit Netanyahu to travel connected committee with that oregon scramble Israeli authorities and spot if you could trigger elections. That's what radical were saying, like, ‘let's conscionable interruption this up due to the fact that it's not going anyplace good.’"

However, Goldenberg said Biden blocked the move. "I deliberation astatine the extremity of the day, helium [Biden] was uncomfortable with the thought of going retired that straight against Netanyahu."

At a infinitesimal erstwhile U.S.-Israeli practice was vital, the heavy mistrust and idiosyncratic tensions betwixt erstwhile President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu threatened to derail cardinal diplomatic opportunities. The caller study featured insights from 9 elder Biden medication officials and sheds airy connected the complexities that defined their interactions.

Then-President Joe Biden, right, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected July 25, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Tom Nides, erstwhile U.S. ambassador to Israel, recalled however the president often clashed with Netanyahu’s leadership. 

"Biden didn’t truly spot Netanyahu," Nides said. "Netanyahu, I mean, travel connected everybody, he’s a survivor, a manipulator, you know, a magician erstwhile it comes to relationships. Biden saw each of that."

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Before Oct. 7, tensions focused connected Netanyahu’s propulsion for judicial reform, which sparked monolithic demonstrations and clashes among the Israeli public. "I was successful the mediate of each this… I had galore a screaming lucifer with Ron Dermer (Israel's Minister of Strategic Affairs) astir this," Nides said. Biden repeatedly urged Netanyahu to dilatory down and question consensus, portion anxieties roseate implicit figures similar far-right nationalist Minister Ben Gvir. 

"There were tons of anxieties implicit the issues astir judicial reform, which I thought was insane," Nides said.

The idiosyncratic hostility sometimes erupted publicly. When asked if Biden ever utilized harsh connection for Netanyahu, Nides said, "President Biden likes to usage colorful language, and connected occasion, the premier curate was capable to extract that colorful connection from the president." He said Netanyahu questioning Biden’s committedness to Israel peculiarly infuriated him.

This image, made from undated bodycam video footage taken by a downed Hamas violent and released by the Israel Defense Forces, shows a Hamas violent walking astir a residential vicinity astatine an undisclosed determination successful confederate Israel. Israel's subject brought unneurotic a radical of overseas correspondents connected Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 to surface a 40-minute reel of gruesome footage compiled from the Hamas onslaught connected Oct. 7. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)

After Oct. 7, erstwhile Biden became the archetypal sitting president to sojourn Israel during wartime, tensions deepened arsenic Netanyahu rejected U.S. plans for Gaza’s future. According to Michael Herzog, Israel’s then-ambassador to Washington, Biden believed Netanyahu was aiding Trump politically, portion Netanyahu suspected Biden of deliberately "walking connected his head."

The hostility extended to hostage negotiations. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Hamas was reluctant to speech earnestly for months. When asked if Netanyahu added conditions, helium said, "I’m not saying that."

Unlike their nationalist statements, Arab leaders were softly supporting Israel’s efforts to decision Hamas, Dan Shapiro, erstwhile lawman adjunct caput of Defense, revealed successful the interview. "They said precise clearly, delight archer the Israelis they person our enactment to hitch retired Hamas," helium said.

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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, conscionable astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Feb. 4, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

At the aforesaid time, portion tensions with Netanyahu were growing, a large accidental was slipping away. Amos Hochstein, erstwhile U.S. peculiar envoy for International Energy Affairs, called Saudi Arabia "the astir important Muslim state successful the world," describing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arsenic a historical fig susceptible of reshaping the region. 

Herzog, Israel’s erstwhile ambassador to Washington, confirmed that superior discussions had taken spot astir advancing normalization during the modulation play earlier Trump could instrumentality to office. "Biden would bring Democrats, and Trump would bring Republicans," Herzog explained, but said that Trump preferred to wait, not wanting to stock the achievement. "I judge it volition happen, I conscionable don’t cognize when," Herzog said.

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