00:25A senior Israeli minister
00:28just polled the most powerful man in the world.
00:32This doesn't apply to us.
00:34Not behind closed doors,
00:36not in a private call.
00:38On X for the world to see.
00:41And the name dropping the bomb?
00:43Edomar Ben-Gvir,
00:45Israel's minister of national security,
00:47one of the most hardline voices
00:49in Netanyahu's government.
00:51So what exactly did he say?
00:53And what does this mean
00:55for the U.S.-Israel relationship?
00:57Let's break it down.
00:59Earlier this week,
01:00President Donald Trump
01:01announced a ceasefire agreement with Iran,
01:04a deal framed as a major diplomatic wing
01:07for his administration.
01:09Big moment, global headlines,
01:11champagne in Washington.
01:12But in Jerusalem, a very different mood.
01:16Within hours, Ben-Gvir fired off a post on X
01:19that stopped people mid-scroll.
01:22Trump's agreement does not bind us.
01:25Israel is not subject to the United States.
01:27We are an independent and sovereign nation.
01:31Read that again.
01:32An Israeli cabinet minister in Netanyahu's own government
01:36publicly rejecting a Trump deal,
01:39out loud, by name.
01:41Now, Ben-Gvir didn't just say we disagree.
01:44He laid out exactly what Israel refuses to accept.
01:49One, he says Israel will not dismantle Hezbollah,
01:53only partially.
01:54Full dismantling or nothing.
01:56Two, Israel will not withdraw from any territory
02:00its forces have captured in Lebanon.
02:02Zero pullback.
02:03Three, Israel will not return to a situation where, quote,
02:08thousands of terrorists sit on the fences of northern settlements.
02:12And four, Israel will not stay silent if fired upon.
02:16Period.
02:17Defense minister Israel Katz doubled down,
02:20announcing that the IDF will remain in security zones
02:23across Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely.
02:27And here's where it gets really interesting,
02:30because the pushback on this Iran deal
02:32isn't just coming from the right.
02:34Yair Golan, leader of the opposition Democrats,
02:37went after Netanyahu, not for defying Trump,
02:41but for letting the deal happen at all.
02:43He said Netanyahu stood on the sidelines,
02:46while Israel's military victories,
02:48one with, quote,
02:49the blood of our fighters,
02:51were simply erased at the negotiating table.
02:54Golan's verdict on the Trump deal?
02:56It funnels billions to the Ayatollahs,
02:59leaves nuclear infrastructure intact,
03:01and throws a lifeline to the murderous regime in Tehran.
03:05Even Benny Gantz, the more centrist opposition leader,
03:09called it a strategic failure
03:11that will haunt Israel diplomatically and militarily
03:14for years to come.
03:16So, you've got the hard right defying Trump,
03:19the center-left calling it a betrayal,
03:21and one lone MK, Miki Zohar,
03:24insisting Trump loves Netanyahu,
03:26and that, quote,
03:27more surprises are expected.
03:30Here's the bottom line.
03:31For decades, a foundational assumption
03:34in global geopolitics has been this.
03:36When America makes a deal,
03:38its closest allies fall in line.
03:41What we saw this week cracks that assumption,
03:44openly, loudly, on social media, in real time.
03:48Ben Gavir isn't a fringe figure whispering dissent.
03:51He's a cabinet minister in the current Israeli government,
03:54and he just told the American president,
03:57on the record,
03:58your agreement is not our agreement.
04:01Whether this is political theater,
04:03a genuine strategic split,
04:05or a negotiating pressure tactic,
04:07the world is watching to see what Trump does next,
04:10because this is the moment the alliance gets tested.
04:14So, does Israel actually go its own way,
04:17or does Washington push back hard enough
04:19to change the calculus?
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