Ben Rhodes: ‘Trump Finds Some Things Very Frustrating About Netanyahu’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Censored by ░░░░░░░░ Israeli government So some ░░░░░░░░ you can see and ░░░░░░░░ things you can t ░░░░░░░░ Talk to me about ░░░░░░░░ much of this has ░░░░░░░░ do with a deteriorating ░░░░░░░░ situation in Israel The ░░░░░░░░ families are are they ░░░░░░░░ sort of almost you ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ development that there might ░░░░░░░░ a cease fire because ░░░░░░░░ of earlier this week ░░░░░░░░ were thinking they re ░░░░░░░░ getting there They re ░░░░░░░░ going to see their ░░░░░░░░ or their or their ░░░░░░░░ of their family Again ░░░░░░░░ hard to believe Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ lurched farther to the ░░░░░░░░ They ve announced 22 ░░░░░░░░ settlements in the West ░░░░░░░░ Now some people who ░░░░░░░░ it s a breaking ░░░░░░░░ in Israel for Israeli ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ what that means because ░░░░░░░░ can t really bet ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu ever That s ░░░░░░░░ But but Again I ░░░░░░░░ this to people who ░░░░░░░░ used to the rhythm ░░░░░░░░ this war unfortunately may ░░░░░░░░ fully grasp that this ░░░░░░░░ moved further to the ░░░░░░░░ In terms Of Israeli ░░░░░░░░ that in the last ░░░░░░░░ weeks since the Collapse ░░░░░░░░ the last cease Fire ░░░░░░░░ has Gone Even further ░░░░░░░░ In with the far ░░░░░░░░ of his coalition And ░░░░░░░░ an open ended statement ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ to control the Gaza ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ move the population there ░░░░░░░░ To enclaves In the ░░░░░░░░ that he s going ░░░░░░░░ escalate the Expansion of ░░░░░░░░ Large settlements in the ░░░░░░░░ Bank This is the ░░░░░░░░ Agenda Essentially of the ░░░░░░░░ Right of the Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ And it s Caused ░░░░░░░░ people whether it s ░░░░░░░░ families Or former political ░░░░░░░░ like Ehud Olmert to ░░░░░░░░ out in Israeli politics ░░░░░░░░ a Way we Haven ░░░░░░░░ seen And it also ░░░░░░░░ like he had deprioritized ░░░░░░░░ mean I think that ░░░░░░░░ prioritization has been more ░░░░░░░░ destruction of Gaza for ░░░░░░░░ long time than than ░░░░░░░░ recovery of The Hostages ░░░░░░░░ else we d have ░░░░░░░░ a sustained diplomatic effort ░░░░░░░░ he s kind of ░░░░░░░░ the control and bombardment ░░░░░░░░ Gaza over any diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ I think frankly it ░░░░░░░░ been the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ And all This International ░░░░░░░░ that has pulled back ░░░░░░░░ effort towards a cease ░░░░░░░░ in recent days So ░░░░░░░░ want to Explore what ░░░░░░░░ Have seen Is really ░░░░░░░░ Far right Yeah Let ░░░░░░░░ explore that a little ░░░░░░░░ It seemed when Trump ░░░░░░░░ elected that Netanyahu was ░░░░░░░░ emboldened Trump made sort ░░░░░░░░ comments during the campaign ░░░░░░░░ otherwise about he just ░░░░░░░░ to finish this off ░░░░░░░░ end it And nobody ░░░░░░░░ what that meant Was ░░░░░░░░ just giving Netanyahu carte ░░░░░░░░ to whatever he wants ░░░░░░░░ do But now we ░░░░░░░░ seeing some separation and ░░░░░░░░ distance on some things ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu and Trump Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily getting the ░░░░░░░░ support from the United ░░░░░░░░ that he expected from ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration Trump s ░░░░░░░░ guy who told him ░░░░░░░░ t attack Iran Trump ░░░░░░░░ to make announcements about ░░░░░░░░ Middle East not in ░░░░░░░░ with Netanyahu What do ░░░░░░░░ make of that I ░░░░░░░░ Trump finds some things ░░░░░░░░ frustrating about Netanyahu and ░░░░░░░░ he wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ every Other U S ░░░░░░░░ has Two And if ░░░░░░░░ look at and look ░░░░░░░░ of This is Water ░░░░░░░░ The bridge right Trump ░░░░░░░░ t Like Netanyahu didn ░░░░░░░░ support the notion that ░░░░░░░░ 2020 Election went Trump ░░░░░░░░ way But I think ░░░░░░░░ on Iran for instance ░░░░░░░░ s a big difference ░░░░░░░░ I think Trump seems ░░░░░░░░ be Alarmed by these ░░░░░░░░ Threats that they re ░░░░░░░░ to Bomb Iran Despite ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration Trying to ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear deal I ░░░░░░░░ Trump has taken the ░░░░░░░░ that he wants to ░░░░░░░░ relations with the new ░░░░░░░░ government The Israeli government ░░░░░░░░ also bombed Syria Repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ Occupied some Syrian territory ░░░░░░░░ I also think really ░░░░░░░░ ally Trump was just ░░░░░░░░ the gulf He really ░░░░░░░░ those Arab leaders in ░░░░░░░░ Arabia Qatar and the ░░░░░░░░ and I m sure ░░░░░░░░ in Saudi Arabia and ░░░░░░░░ he got an earful ░░░░░░░░ the fact that this ░░░░░░░░ untenable what is happening ░░░░░░░░ Gaza it s untenable ░░░░░░░░ Humanitarian perspective but it ░░░░░░░░ also untenable from an ░░░░░░░░ political perspective And so ░░░░░░░░ think all those things ░░░░░░░░ contributing to Trump saying ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu Look I m ░░░░░░░░ going to give you ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ know certainly give you ░░░░░░░░ veto Over my Iran ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ this diplomacy The question ░░░░░░░░ whether that leads to ░░░░░░░░ real separation on the ░░░░░░░░ issue Look I think ░░░░░░░░ they re pressuring them ░░░░░░░░ know on the phone ░░░░░░░░ they re not they ░░░░░░░░ not withholding any assistance ░░░░░░░░ Right So let s ░░░░░░░░ clear. It’s not