Israel faces collapse 'in less than a year' if war of attrition continues: Retired general

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Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00 UTC

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Facing a crumbling economy, global calls for boycotts, internal strife, a shortage of troops, and war on several fronts, Israeli authorities have continued to sabotage ceasefire talks that could quell regional tensions

The former ombudsman of the Israeli army, reserve General Yitzhak Brik, says his country "faces collapse in less than a year" if the war against the Palestinian resistance in Gaza and the Lebanese resistance in the north continues at its current pace.

In an opinion column published by Haaretz on 21 August, Brik claims Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has begun to "sober up," pointing to Gallant's recent comments in which he called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's promises of "total victory" in Gaza "gibberish."

"[Gallant] has started to understand that if a regional war breaks out due to failure to reach a [ceasefire deal], Israel will be in danger," Brik says, adding that "Gallant already understands that the war has lost its purpose. We are sinking into the mud, losing fighters who are killed and wounded, with no chance of achieving the main goal." "Indeed, the country is galloping to depreciation. If the war of attrition against Hamas and Hezbollah continues, Israel will collapse in no more than a year," the former army commander highlights.

Brik goes on to list the many threats facing Israel 10 months into its campaign of genocide in Gaza, including intensifying attacks inside its territory, a manpower crisis in the army due to heavy losses, a crumbling economy made worse by global calls to boycott the country, possible embargoes on arms shipments, and the "loss of social resilience and hatred between the parts of the population, which can ignite and cause it to crash from within."

"All roads of political and military rank lead Israel to the slope ... Israel has entered an existential spin, and it may soon reach a point of return," Brik concludes.

His stark warning comes as political sources revealed to Israeli media on Thursday that Netanyahu "did not change his positions" on the terms for a Gaza ceasefire deal after speaking with US President Joe Biden the night before.

Ceasefire negotiations are set to resume in the Egyptian capital in the coming days without the presence of Hamas, as the Palestinian group has rejected a new US-backed proposal and has remained steadfast in demanding Israel adhere to the terms of an earlier proposal it agreed to on 2 July, saying the one-sided talks give Israel "more time to perpetuate the war of genocide against our people."

Comment: Others, like Shin Bet leader Ronen Bar, not out of a sense of conscience, but perhaps out of a sense of sheer self-preservation - have also made the correct observation that Israel is (of its own accord) descending into a downward spiral:

[...]He went on to warn that the solution to the problem was not the Shin Bet and that the situation had to be remedied by the country's leaders.

"The damage to the State of Israel, especially now and to the vast majority of the settlers, is indescribable: global delegitimization, even among our greatest allies; spreading thin the IDF's personnel which is already struggling to keep up with all its missions and which wasn't intended to deal with this; vengeful attacks that are sparking another front in the multi-front war we are in; putting more players into the cycle of terror; a slippery slope to the feeling of a lack of governance; another obstacle to creating local alliances that we need against the Shiite axis; and above all, a massive stain on Judaism and us all," Bar wrote.

Take note: The developments in Israel are just a natural consequence of a country that is ruled by a high concentration of psychopaths.