“This is not a lost arena,” the Israel president said of maintaining good relations with Democrats in Congress.
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While eight members of Congress boycott Israel’s dovish president, proving it’s not Netanyahu they oppose, but the Jewish state as a whole.
Israel might reassess the value of being tied too closely to an unreliable and often fickle ally.
According to New York Times, Biden said US-Israel relationship in jeopardy; but Israeli officials say it’s fake news.
A visit could make the PM “a stage prop for prominent Democrats to lecture and embarrass,” says American Enterprise Institute’s Michael Rubin.
Polls have consistently shown there is a broad consensus among Israelis that Jews have a right to live in the territories.
The game of alliances with great powers has always been a part of Israeli politics, even in biblical times.
“The first step the Biden administration must take to repair this critical relationship is to end its pursuit of any new deal with Iran,” said Rep. Claudia Tenney.
American officials might not like strong Israeli leaders, but they do respect them.
“No way in hell,” the Minnesota Democrat said, when asked by The Messenger if she planned to attend.
