At the start of the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed claims regarding American involvement in Israel’s security policy.
“Over the past month, we have been witnessing ridiculous claims regarding the relationship between the United States and Israel. When I was in Washington, it was said there that I control the American administration, that I dictate its security policy to it. Now, the opposite is being claimed – the American administration controls me and dictates Israel’s security policy. Neither of these is true,” the Prime Minister insisted.
Later in his remarks, the Prime Minister discussed recent military actions: “But I want to make one thing crystal clear: Our security policy is in our own hands. We are not prepared to tolerate attacks against us. We respond according to our own judgment against attacks, as we saw in Lebanon and most recently in Gaza. We dropped 150 tons on Hamas and the terrorist elements after the attack on our two soldiers. And of course, we also thwart dangers as they are being formed, before they are carried out, as we did just yesterday in the Gaza Strip.”
Netanyahu asserts that Israel does not need any form of authorization and that state security is under Israel’s management. Therefore, the choice to assert sovereignty over Judea and Samaria is exclusively Israel’s responsibility. This declaration of sovereignty is essential for enhancing Israel’s security and must be executed IMMEDIATELY.
Source:
Netanyahu: ‘Israel controls its own security, not the US’, by Israel National News, October 26, 2025