Netanyahu wants Trump to enter war as quickly as possible

Gideon Levy, columnist with Israeli outlet Haaretz, says Netanyahu and his coalition will be reacting with ‘deep disappointment’ to Trump’s suggestion that he will wait a few weeks before deciding whether to get involved in Israel’s war with Iran.

“Two weeks is endless in this reality, and if he really meant two weeks, and it’s not a deception, then the chances that the Americans will get involved in this war are decreasing and decreasing,” he said.

Levy went on to say that in the long term, Israelis will not feel any safer even if Israel succeeds in destroying Iran’s nuclear programme and damaging its offensive missile systems.

“Nothing will be solved because Iran can regain its capability,” he said, adding that Israel has many other security problems that are not going to go away, such as Gaza.