Recalculating the route

Avi Shilon argues in an opinion piece that the main threat to Israel is the deterioration of relations with the US, not Iran. He criticizes Netanyahu for an apocalyptic tendency and calls for a new government, a political solution, and a reform of AIPAC.

Avi Shilon argues in an opinion piece on ynet that the main threat to Israel is not in Tehran but in Washington, due to the deterioration of Israel's standing in the US across both parties. He criticizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's apocalyptic tendency, who according to Shilon declared the loss of relations and the need to prepare for it, including a shift to a crypto economy. Shilon emphasizes that there is no substitute for America in terms of power, commitment, and shared values. He calls for a new government that will talk about peace while maintaining security needs, and cites Shimon Peres as an example of leadership. He also attacks settler violence and the occupation, and calls for a revolution in AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby in the US, to distance itself from Likud and right-wing positions and focus on shared interests and liberal values.