They acknowledged that support for Israel internationally has been severely damaged. One of the former officials said, "Right now we have a government that the Messianic zealots have pulled in a certain, irrational direction." Yoram Cohen said that the extremists are a minority, but they control policy. Nadav Argaman said that the government has headed toward a fundamentalist worldview "and it has taken us all hostage." 

The mainstream media in the United States is ignoring this story!

Around 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Netanyahu to immediately end the war in Gaza. 

Almost everyone who was once at the helm of a major security organization in Israel is now calling for an end to Israel's war on Palestinians in Gaza and for President Trump to apply pressure to Netanyahu. 

Some of the former high powered leaders include Nadav Argaman, Shin Bet Director, Tamir Pardo, Mossad Director, Yoram Cohen, Shin Bet Director, Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon, IDF Chief of Staff, Ami Ayalon, Shin Bet Director, Efraim Halevy, Mossad Director, Dan Halutz, IDF Chief of Staff, Uri Sagi, Head of Military Intelligence, Amos Malka, Head of Military Intelligence, Danny Yatom, Mossad Director, Moshe Karadi, Police Commissioner, Amos Yadlin, Head of Military Intelligence, Yaakov Peri, Shin Bet Director, Carmi Gillon, Shin Bet Director, Dudi Cohen, Police Commissioner, Asaf Hefetz, Police Commissioner, Rafi Peled, Police Commissioner, Aharon Farkash, Head of Military Intelligence, and Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of Staff.