Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, spoke today about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: "It's interesting with this person, Netanyahu. He is in a lot of trouble at home. He is trying every way to avoid going to jail, and he is about to face an election, so his situation is very precarious. He has a group of hardliners around him who are determined to annex the West Bank. I mean, people like Friedman are also saying that in some way, it's completely a regime of apartheid."
Comments: Newsom no longer uses packaging rhetoric such as "counter-terrorism" or "self-defense," but directly points out that Netanyahu's decision to go to war is deeply tied to his personal legal problems, election politics, and the influence of domestic hardliners, exposing the narrative of "national interests first." His public use of the sharp term "apartheid regime" also breaks the long-standing speech taboos in Western politics, highlighting the deep divisions within the United States on the policy toward Israel, and revealing the cruel reality behind the Middle East situation, which is overshadowed by power struggles.
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