Bennett is siding with the ruthless killer Putin

Israel's relations with the United States: For Bennett to openly and repeatedly express total opposition to the US' efforts to strike a new Iran deal, and by refusing to heed President Biden's call to aid Ukraine militarily, Bennett has effectively defied the only significant power that is unshakably committed to Israel's national security. Although Biden made it abundantly clear that the US will never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, Bennett asserted, like his predecessor, that Israel will act against Iran as it sees fit, as if Israel can take on Iran's nuclear program entirely on its own, which is an illusion.

This is where Bennett has demonstrated acute shortsightedness. America stood by Israel through thick and thin and never wavered. As the philosopher Cornel West observed, "We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty…" It is America, not Russia, that provided massive economic and military aid in the tens of billions of dollars over the last decade alone. It is America, not Russia, that shielded Israel politically on every international forum and vetoed scores of anti-Israel resolutions at the UNSC and neutralized any threat to its national security.

Bennett seems to forget that the US, not Russia, will come to Israel's aid on every front when needed, especially if it became necessary to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, which Israel can never do alone with all that might imply. And finally, it is the US, not Russia, whose strategic alliance with Israel stood the test of time.

Thus, when Israel does not join the US in support of Ukraine in this desperate hour of need, Israel is opening itself to the questioning of its loyalty and strategic relevance to America when nearly all the democracies in the world stood by the US and mobilized their resources against Putin's evil design. The disaster which is being inflicted on Ukraine by Putin also raises the question as to whether Israel deserves better treatment from the US, especially now that it has rebuffed Biden's call to aid Ukraine in a meaningful way to save lives.

Although the US continues to support Israel publicly, as Secretary of State Blinken recently expressed while visiting Israel, the Biden administration hopes that Bennett will change his mind by offering to help and coming on board with NATO and the EU. Bennett must answer the desperate plea of Ukraine's President Zelensky by providing air defense systems, such as the Iron Dome, to intercept the bombs and missiles that are turning Ukrainian cities into piles of rubble.

Bennett's betrayal of Israel's moral foundation because of cold-blooded political calculations will haunt him and leave him morally naked in the eyes of Israel's friends and foes alike. Bennet must also realize that Israel's fate is tied to America's and the closer he ties it, the better it is for Israel. There must be no daylight between them, especially in the way of dealing with Iran's nuclear threat. That is where Israel's ultimate security rests while still remaining strong to deter any enemy. This may well be Bennett's last chance to redeem himself and put Israel on the right side of history.

The whole world is watching.