Biden Rebukes ‘Most Extreme’ Netanyahu Government

Biden blamed “those in the Cabinet who say, ‘We can settle anywhere we want,’” for exacerbating tensions with the Palestinians.

By JNS | | Topics: America
US President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony at Ben-Gurion Airport, July 13, 2022. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.
US President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony at Ben-Gurion Airport, July 13, 2022. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

US President Joe Biden sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition in a CNN interview with Fareed Zakaria on July 7, calling it “one of the most extreme” Israeli governments he’s ever seen.

Biden blamed Israel’s government for exacerbating tensions with the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, “particularly those individuals in the cabinet who say, ‘We can settle anywhere we want.’

“And I think we were talking with them regularly, trying to tamp down what’s going on and hopefully, Bibi will continue to move towards moderation and change,” Biden said, referring to Netanyahu by his nickname.

See: How Messianic Is Israel’s Government Really?

Biden deflected a question as to whether he would invite Netanyahu for a White House visit, saying only that Israeli President Isaac Herzog was coming soon.

Biden has been criticized for neglecting to invite Netanyahu. Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman recently told JNS that Biden’s failure to do so was “despicable.”

The American president also appeared to indirectly pour cold water on the possibility of an Israel-Saudi normalization deal. Asked whether the US would accede to Riyadh’s request to provide the Saudis with a defense treaty and civilian nuclear capacity, Biden said, “We’re a long way from there.

“Whether or not we would provide a means by which they can have civilian nuclear power, and/or be a guarantor of their security—I think that’s a little way off,” he said.

Riyadh has said an Israel-Saudi deal is contingent upon the US providing security guarantees and helping to develop its civilian nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reported in March.

Biden has criticized Israel’s government previously, crossing the line in the view of some critics when he weighed in on the county’s Israeli politics, expressing hope that Netanyahu “walks away from” his effort to reform the country’s judicial system.

In May, it was reported that the Biden administration even demanded that Israel shelve its judicial reform plans in exchange for American support for a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia.

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4 responses to “Biden Rebukes ‘Most Extreme’ Netanyahu Government”

  1. Franciscus says:
    July 10, 2023 at 9:44 am

    What is Biden really afraid of ? It can’t be the two state solution, as Arafat put paid to that years ago !

    • Mark Watkins says:
      July 10, 2023 at 10:07 pm

      Shalom Franciscus,

      It’s not really O’Biden’s policy, it’s his Cocaine snorting underlings in the White House who promote these evil policies, (97% of his staff is former Obamainites) they give him his Que cards to read, and he does a very poor performance on those as well… The guy is not lucid, merely under the control of his puppeteers…. Silent lucidity is his hope…

      • Franciscus says:
        July 10, 2023 at 10:43 pm

        Mark !
        Thanks for your comments. I still ask which fear is still driving their policies ?

        • Mark Watkins says:
          July 10, 2023 at 10:58 pm

          It is a delusional issue, control and the policy of overthrowing the Israeli Government, O’Biden’s regime instituted a color revolution, their true fear is losing control and ultimately to eliminate Israel in favor of America’s worst enemies… Iran.

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