Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon, former Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and Defense Minister, harshly criticized Netanyahu’s and Trump’s understanding of power, saying that the Kurds felt the impact of “power, money, and prestige” replacing shared values deep in their bones.
Ya’alon warned that the Israeli government should be wary of the policies pursued by the United States.
In a statement on X platform, Ya’alon wrote the following:
“When “power, money, and prestige” became leading values in Jerusalem (from the beginning of the government’s term) and in Washington (with the start of President Trump’s term), Israel’s strategic situation deteriorated dramatically, in ways that are hard to overestimate.
At home, this began with replacing the ruling party’s “five Ms” (all of which reflected the responsibility of public servants toward citizens) with the “three Ks,” all of which are concerned with fortifying power against the populace and evading accountability.
In Washington, this took the form of a drastic change in administration—one that altered the value-based order of priorities that had characterized the United States since World War II as a “beacon of democracy,” committed to liberal values of morality, justice, freedom, and equality, replacing them with “power, money, and prestige.”
The Kurds in northern Syria are now experiencing this shift firsthand, having been abandoned in recent days by the Trump administration to massacre, rape, and the abduction of women. When “power, money, and prestige” are what matter, the Kurds stand no chance against Turkey and Qatar, which support the jihadist forces of Ahmad al-Sharaa, whom they have crowned president of Syria.
Similarly, in Israel, it turns out that even a close relationship between Israel and the United States—one that was built on shared values and interests—offers no protection when facing Turkey and Qatar in a world governed by “power, money, and prestige.”
When one adds to this the “complex relations” between the person ultimately responsible for the failure of October 7 and Qatar (it is not just three close aides in his office who were funded and operated by Qatar—he actively backs them), as well as the defendant’s dependence on President Trump’s support for a “pardon,” it becomes clear how the prime minister is acting against the interests of the state and for his own personal benefit—up to the point of posing an existential threat.
An increasing number of citizens understand the depth of the betrayal, the vital necessity of establishing a state commission of inquiry, and the need to summon the person ultimately responsible for the failure for questioning under caution and to remove him from office due to incapacity.
The government of lies and betrayal—the government of messianists, draft dodgers, and the corrupt—must be replaced before destruction comes.”