1 month ago
The Jerusalem Post
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel this week for the fourth time since coming into office two years ago. Blinken has only visited Belgium, which is the seat of the EU, and Germany more times (seven) than Israel and the Palestinian Authority. For example, this was the first time Blinken felt the need to give the Israeli prime minister a mini-lecture on civics and on the essence of democracy. The discussion the prime minister and I had today was no exception.”Israel is accustomed to being lectured to by the US when it comes to settlements, using “proportional” force, and Palestinian rights. Still, Blinken’s criticism gave Netanyahu a ladder to use to get his government down from the very high judicial reform tree that it has climbed.
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