The right-wing government led by Netanyahu is interested in direct negotiations as a means of escaping the trough which it has found itself stuck in vis-à-vis international public opinion since the Gaza war (2008/9) and the criminal killing of the passengers aboard the Gaza solidarity flotilla. Netanyahu also considers that ostensible progress will assist the US in pressuring the Arab states to join the conspiratorial offensive on Iran, which is an American-Israeli strategic target.
