Report: Joe Biden’s Plan to Handle Israel’s Right-wing Government Is to Blame It all on NetanyahuDeborah Brand 21 Dec 2022
The Biden administration will hold Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu “personally responsible” for the future actions of right-wing lawmakers in his coalition, U.S. Politico reported citing two U.S. officials.
The news follows a scathing editorial published by the New York Times warning the incoming government poses a “significant threat” to Israel, and Netanyahu’s subsequent reassurance that he will be the one leading the government, and not his future far-right ministers.
“Biden aides say they need to limit its far-right excesses, and they see Netanyahu as their best conduit to exert such influence,” the report said.
The Biden administration will also “publicly turn to” Netanyahu on any serious issues regarding the Palestinians or Israel’s ties with Arab nations, the anonymous officials said, according to the report.
“Bibi says he can control his government, so let’s see him do just that,” said one of the U.S. officials, referring to the incoming prime minister by his nickname.
“Everyone, without exception, [understands] that these guys are fundamentally different” from previous Israeli governments, he said.
“What’s relevant is Netanyahu. He is the prime minister,” the second official said.
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