Well it’s very high stakes diplomacy at this juncture when you have the Nuclear option being waved about by both sides.
Still I can’t shake off the ‘danger’ this could put Israel in if Bennett favors Ukraine too much. Israel is our footprint in that area of the world....Putin knows this. Right now tensions are practically off the scale in that part of the world....it’s a very dicey situation.
I had the pleasure to attend a presentation by the Israeli chargé d’affaires. I was really impressed. This was at Ruby Diamond auditorium at FSU and there were about ten American pro Palestinian demonstrators. (We sat right next to them and I was dressed to have my front and profile picture taken.) The diplomat said, “I understand there are some Palestinian protesters here. Would you stand up and introduce yourselves?” I tried not to laugh as the guy beside me stood and slowly, then the others. They looked like they were about to be shot. The diplomat then said, “I’m guessing you’d like to say something. Will one of you come up here and speak for a few minutes about your concerns?” The guy beside me went up and made a horrible presentation, which the diplomate actually helped him with by organizing his complaints. When he was done the diplomat asked, “I want to make sure you’ve said everything you’d like to say. Is that it?” Yes, it was. And, after that they sat and listened looking for all the world like whipped dogs. Then, the diplomat addressed everything he’d said, very well and in detail. He tore apart their arguments without being insulting. It was AWESOME!
If Israel mediates both sides will feel like they were treated fairly. I guarantee it.