"Like a disobedient child," U.S. media reports: Increasing skepticism within the U.S. government toward Netanyahu, who is seen as "too destructive."

Source: Global Times

【Global Times report, reporter Li Sa】According to Axios news in the United States, after Israel's attack on Syria, there is increasing controversy within the White House about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is seen as having lost control. A U.S. official described Netanyahu as "sometimes like a disobedient child" and "too destructive."

Trump and Netanyahu, photo by foreign media

Since the 13th of this month, fierce clashes have erupted between Druze armed factions and Bedouin tribes in Suweida province, with both the Syrian regime and Israel intervening successively. On the 18th, Tom Bakk, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria issues, said that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire. Axios reported that six U.S. officials told the media that although the U.S. managed to prevent the escalation of tensions in Syria, the White House's concerns about Netanyahu and his regional policies have clearly increased.

"Bibi (Netanyahu's nickname) acts like a madman; he always bombs everything," said a White House official to Axios. "This might undermine Trump's plans."

Another U.S. official mentioned the incident of a church in Gaza being attacked on the 17th, saying that Trump called Netanyahu to ask for an explanation, "It feels like something new happens every day. What is going on?"

A third U.S. official said that suspicions of Netanyahu within the Trump administration are deepening - people feel he is too inclined to pull the trigger, and he is "too destructive." "Sometimes Netanyahu is like a disobedient child," the official said.

In addition, Axios also mentioned that several senior U.S. officials directly expressed their dissatisfaction with Netanyahu to Trump. The report cited a U.S. official who said that this includes U.S. Middle East envoy Wietkow and U.S. Syria envoy Bak, who are both close friends of Trump.

Regarding the above reports, Axios stated that Netanyahu's spokesperson has not yet responded to the media's request for comment.

Axios stated that Trump so far has avoided publicly criticizing Netanyahu, and it is unclear whether he is disappointed with Netanyahu as his advisors are.

The Israeli army launched a fierce air strike on Damascus, the capital of Syria, on the 16th, targeting multiple key areas including the presidential palace and defense department buildings near the Syrian regime, which drew widespread criticism. The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the 17th to discuss the Israeli air strikes on Syria. According to a previous report by Al Jazeera, although Netanyahu stated that the Israeli military's attack on Syria on the 16th was to "protect the Druze," analysts in Israel believe that the strike was more politically motivated, especially since Netanyahu is facing international condemnation and multiple pressures from within his ruling coalition.

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