Trump and Netanyahu's Disagreeing About Iran

 Nadene Goldfoot                                            

     Jerusalem is 7 hours ahead of Washington, D.C.  You can tell much by the clothing they wear.  

President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu held a phone conversation over the weekend, the main topic being Iran. Despite reports that the call was confrontational and a "shouting match from hell", the Prime Minister’s Office strongly rejected that account and called it fake news.The Core Disagreement: The argument centered on whether to resume military strikes against Iran and how to handle ongoing Middle East conflicts. Netanyahu reportedly pushed Trump to restart military action and target Tehran, while Trump favored continuing with diplomatic negotiations and economic pressure, especially after facing political backlash following the US midterms.  

 In the Knesset yesterday, Netanyahu said, “Iran is working to renew the nuclear threat. Iran does not currently possess a confirmed, operational nuclear weapon, but it represents a core strategic and existential threat to Israel due to its high-level uranium enrichment capabilities, breakout potential, and vast ballistic missile arsenal.                                        

   We know of Iran's Shahab international continental missile 

Enriched Uranium Stockpile: According to intelligence and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessments, Iran retains approximately 440 to 450 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%—a level far exceeding what is needed for civilian energy and close to weapons-grade threshold. 
Breakout Capacity: While Iran denies seeking an actual nuclear bomb, Western and Israeli security agencies assess that Tehran possesses the technical knowledge, infrastructure, and material to rapidly produce a nuclear weapon if the leadership chooses to cross that threshold. 
Ballistic Missile Delivery Systems: Iran maintains a massive inventory of over 1,700 to 2,500 ballistic missiles capable of striking Israeli territory, providing the delivery mechanism for any potential unconventional or high-payload warhead.
Following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a U.S.–Israeli strike, leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran is split between a constitutional interim council, a figurehead leader, and a core network of security and military elites. The only way to permanently remove this existential threat is by toppling the ayatollah regime.”According to analyses from groups like the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Middle East Forum, real day-to-day control over policy, military decisions, and internal suppression rests with a security-military coalition:

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: Parliament Speaker and former IRGC Air Force commander handling high-level political and diplomatic posture.

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Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr: Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Chief coordinating military and nuclear policy.

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Ahmad Vahidi: Senior IRGC commander directing military operations and security coercion.

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Ahmad-Reza Radan: Law Enforcement Command Chief overseeing domestic policing and crackdowns.

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Ali Larijani: Secretary and mediator within the Supreme National Security Co

Then there are:  

Mojtaba Khamenei: Designated or acting as Supreme Leader (though reported as wounded or operating under heavy security constraints following earlier strikes).
Interim Leadership Council: Formed under Article 111 of the Iranian constitution to handle duties pending full transition, consisting of:
• Masoud Pezeshkian (President)
• Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei (Judiciary Chief and former intelligence minister, also wielding heavy internal security power)
• Alireza Arafi (Guardian Council / Assembly member)

 He added, “Soon we will face international pressure to accept a nuclear Iran and the continued existence of the regime of terror that seeks to destroy us.

 We will also face pressure to retreat from our tremendous achievements and from our great achievement in the security zones.”

 Trump has indicated that he thought renewed military action against Iran did not appear necessary. Talks with Iran are continuing through regional mediators.

                                         A missile 

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Differences Between Likud Party of Netanyahu or Yashar With Eisenkot

 Nadene Goldfoot      The General and his son:  just before son's death                                               

                                                                                                                                        

 His son was killed recently in Gaza.  Master Sgt. (Res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot was the 25-year-old son of Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF Chief of Staff and Israeli politician.  Who he was: A 25-year-old reservist and combat soldier in the 551st Reserve Commando Brigade’s 699th Battalion who was also a computer science student.  Death in Gaza: He was killed in action on December 7, 2023, in northern Gaza (Jabalia camp) when an explosive device detonated in a tunnel shaft near troops. Family context: His death was part of a heavy personal toll the war took on Gadi Eisenkot's family; a nephew (Sgt. Maor Cohen Eisenkot) was killed in Gaza the following day, and another nephew (Capt. Yogev Pazy) was killed in November 2024.

General Gadi Eisenkot leads Yashar (stylized as Yashar! with Eisenkot), a centrist political party in Israel. 

Formation. Eisenkot founded the party on September 16, 2025, after splitting from Benny Gantz's National Unity alliance. 
Meaning and Ideology. The Hebrew word Yashar translates to "straight" or "honest". The party runs on a centrist, liberal Zionist platform.
Recent Standing. In the October 27, 2026 Israeli legislative election, Yashar won 21 seats in the 120-member Knesset, making it the second-largest party behind Likud. On November 8, 2026, Israeli President Isaac Herzog officially tasked Eisenkot with the first opportunity to form a governing coalition.
                       Likud (1973-2026)

                                    Begin's father, Sharon's Grandfather                                        

    Menahem  Begin and Ariel Sharon  Here, PM Begin meets Agricultural Minister Sharon
The Likud Party (officially Likud – National Liberal Movement) is a major right-wing political party in Israel. Long before Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon became Israeli prime ministers, their families knew each other quite well in the "old country"...Begin's father and Sharon's grandfather worked together at a bank and Jewish self-defense organization established following brutal pogroms in the region... and Sharon's grandmother was even the midwife at Menachem Begin's birth!
Foundation and Early History (1973–1977)
Creation: Founded in September 1973 as an electoral alliance of right-wing parties—including Herut, the Liberal Party, the Free Center, the National List, and the Labor Movement for Greater Israel—led by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon. 
Ideology: Rooted in the Revisionist Zionism of Zeev Jabotinsky, combining a nationalist platform (opposing territorial concessions in the West Bank and Gaza) with support for a free-market economy and traditional Jewish culture.
The 1977 "Upheaval": Likud won a landslide victory in the 1977 Knesset elections under Begin, marking the first time in Israel's history that a right-wing party defeated the long-ruling Labor Party. 
Camp David Accords: As Prime Minister, Begin signed the historic 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, earning a Nobel Peace Prize alongside Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Leadership Transitions-Netanyahu and the 1990s (1983–1999)
Yitzhak Shamir Era: Begin resigned in 1983 and was succeeded by Yitzhak Shamir, who served as Prime Minister during the 1980s and early 1990s (including leading rotation governments and managing the Madrid Peace Conference). 
Rise of Benjamin Netanyahu: Following Likud's defeat in 1992, Benjamin Netanyahu took over as party leader in 1993. He narrowly won the 1996 prime ministerial election following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, serving his first term until losing to Labor's Ehud Barak in 1999.
The 2000s: Sharon, the Kadima Split, and Return to Power (2001–2009)
Ariel Sharon's Government: Ariel Sharon returned Likud to power by defeating Barak in the 2001 election. Sharon oversaw the construction of the separation barrier and later the 2005 Gaza disengagement plan (unilateral withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from Gaza). 
The Kadima Split (2005): Internal opposition to the Gaza withdrawal led Sharon to leave Likud in late 2005 to form the centrist Kadima party. This caused Likud to slump significantly in the 2006 elections. 
Netanyahu's Return (2009): Netanyahu reclaimed party leadership and led Likud back to victory in the 2009 legislative elections, beginning a long consecutive tenure as Prime Minister. 
Recent History and Coalition Politics (2010–Present)
Extended Dominance & Coalition Shifts: Likud remained the largest or co-largest party through the turbulent 2019–2021 election cycles—which saw high-profile departures like Gideon Sa'ar forming New Hope.
Return and Current Status: After a brief stint in opposition starting in 2021, Netanyahu and Likud won back a plurality/majority block in the 2022 Israeli legislative election and continued navigating domestic judicial reforms, regional security challenges, and wartime governance.
The Knesset (כְּנֶסֶת) is Israel’s parliament and serves as the country’s legislative branch, responsible for passing laws, overseeing the government, and representing the citizens of Israel. 
The word Knesset comes from the Hebrew verb lehitkanes (לְהִתְכַּנֵּס), which means “to come together” or “to gather.” But the name is also a direct reference to Anshei HaKnesset HaGedolah, also known as the Great Assembly, the last Jewish governing and legislative body during the Second Temple period.  The Great Assembly had 120 members, and so too today our Knesset has exactly 120 members, despite the growing population in Israel. That number has never changed and maintains its historical connection.
The 26th Knesset was sworn in yesterday, but a plan to form a majority government is nowhere in sight yet. Netanyahu is calling for a unity government, with himself as prime minister, while trying to get the Haredi parties not to join the coalition Eisenkot is trying to build. On the other hand, although it seems as though their demands for Haredi army service seem to have tempered a bit, the parties that make up Eisenkot's potential coalition partners might find it impossible to meet Haredi demands to join them -- which would then leave the Islamist Ra'am party the only other choice to form a government. At this point, there's no way to know how this will play out and who, if anyone, will be able to form a government.
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