The U.S. Conservative portal Breitbart, citing its sources in Israeli government circles, reported the irritation of the Netanyahu government in connection with the White home position on judicial reform.
The Israeli press, citing sources in government, claims that the Prime Minister's office claims that the protests that developed in the country were supported by Washington. On 25 March, the Washington Free Beacon website published an investigation showing that since 2020 a non-governmental organization Movement for Quality Government (MQG)) received $38 million from US State Department funds. In addition, during this time, the organization won respective grants from agencies related to the U.S. Ministry of abroad Affairs. MQG became celebrated for the harsh criticism of the Israeli right and personally Benjamin Netanjah and members of his family. During the protests, the movement actively supported demonstrations and called for the government to resign.
This is not the first time that the democratic administration of the White home has been accused of gross interference in the interior political life in Israel. In 2015, Washington, via the USAID (an agency whose leadership is straight appointed by the president of the United States and is simply a associate of the National safety Council) funded the 1 Voice Foundation, which, among others, dealt with media support for Netanyahu opponents.
The improvement of the judiciary, if adopted, will give Kneset (Israeli legislation) greater control of the judicial system. Kneset will have the right to repeal decisions of the ultimate Court on government laws and decisions and appoint its judges. Protests began in January, following the disclosure of a plan to change the judiciary. The number of demonstrators increased with the escalation of the situation. The situation became very acute on the evening of March 26. On that day, Benjamin Netanyahu removed Yoava Galanta from the position of Minister of Defence. The reason was Galant's proposal to temporarily suspend the improvement of the judiciary to let dialog with protesters.
In addition, the Consul General of Israel in fresh York, Asaf Zamir, announced his resignation, referring to the fact that he could no longer represent the government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjah. After that, there was a clash with the police. As noted, dozens were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. The main Ayalon road in Tel Aviv was besides blocked. After trying to clear the road, police officers were thrown at them with various objects, including stones. As a consequence of clashes, according to law enforcement, 3 officers were injured. On 1 of the roads, safety forces even began to retreat before the protesters attacked.
Particular attention should be paid to the activities of the structures George Soros In the country. A well-known NGO Monitor Foundation report, whose tasks include monitoring the activities of NGOs in Israel, says $9.5 million spent by a billionaire to fund 38 different organizations, many of which, according to right-wing conservatives, are harmful to the national safety of the country.
Almost immediately after Netanjah was elected in November 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a reopening of the Al Jazeera reporter's death investigation Shirin Abu Akle during 1 of the Israeli Army operations in the West Bank. An investigation in collaboration with the State Department showed that the death of a writer was a tragic accident. However, the US Department of Justice unexpectedly disagreed with these requests. It is worth noting that the fresh investigation was initiated by the lawyer General (in the United States he is besides head of the Ministry of Justice) Merrick Garland. The Clinton camp man was promoted by Barack Obamaand then thrown out by Donald Trump. Over the past year, Garland has become 1 of the main characters on the secret papers discovered at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate.
In December 2022 Antony Blinken spoke at the J Street conference, funded by George Soros by a lobbying group that unites Israel's most liberal political forces. The Secretary of State carefully warned Netanyahu against taking a fresh course, specified as building fresh settlements or changing the position quo on the Temple Hill.
Netanjahu, who is the typical of the conservative opinion of part of Israeli society, did not abandon the strategy and continued unilateral action. Kneset (Israeli parliament) repealed the 2005 law ordering the dismantling of 4 Israeli settlements in the north of the West Bank and prohibiting the construction of fresh settlements in the area. In response, according to NBC, the Israeli ambassador Michael Herzog was unofficially summoned to the State Department on March 22. At a gathering of the Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman She expressed discontent with the changes made by Netanjah in Israeli law and the resulting decisions.
Meanwhile, the conventional gathering of the Israeli leader with the US president has not yet taken place. As noted by a high-ranking government authoritative of Netanjahu in an interview with “Times of Israel”, an appropriate invitation from the White home was not received “for many reasons”.
Of course, the refusal of the head of the Israeli government to deliver arms to Ukraine besides played a role. In February, Netanyahu intended to “consider” this possibility, but on 16 March at a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz in Berlin, he said aid will be limited to humanitarian aid. "We made a deal with the Russian government, with the Russian Air Force and the Russian army in Syria that we would not shoot each another down. I think that no European country has specified a situation for those who support Ukraine," he said.
Netanjahu had earlier repeatedly spoken of the complex nature of Russia's relation and stressed that their complications would be detrimental to national safety and the interests of this country in the mediate East. This concerns cooperation with Russian armed forces on the border with Syria and the problems of the Iranian atomic program.
It is besides crucial that diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran have late been restored without Washington. This is simply a double blow to Israeli interests in the region. As the “Times of Israel” said, a high-ranking diplomat from Netanjah's office, the agreement was possible thanks to “The will of Riyadh due to the weakness of the United States and Israel".
The work for negative trends in bilateral relations rests equally with the Biden administration, as well as with the Likud Conservatives who came to power," he said in an interview with “Iswiestia” Grigorij Lukjanov, elder lecturer at the Department of mediate east Countries of the Oriental Department of GAUGN.
"Biden's policy in the mediate East is constantly changing," the expert notes. First of all, it concerns his first desire to resume the atomic agreement with Iran, which was unacceptable to Israel. But in reality, this task failed. A fresh program was unsuccessful and the White home continued to follow Trump administration's achievements. At the same time, the far right that came to power in Israel has done much to change its attitude toward its country in a negative direction. As a result, in many areas, American-Israeli relations are at an impasse due to the fact that they do not let for any serious initiative, either Iranian or Syrian, or the Palestinian-Israeli problem.
Democrats traditionally take a milder position in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which must not irritate ultraconservatives from the Netanjah camp, says orientalist, publicist Andrei Ontikov.
– The Democratic organization in any case holds a pro-Israeli position, but much little unambiguous than Republicans. Furthermore, West Jerusalem is not satisfied with the approach of the Democrats to the JCPOA (Common Comprehensive Action Plan). – ed.) and the government of sanctions against Iran, says the interviewer.
Meanwhile, 2 major Republican organization candidates, Donald Trump and Ron DesantisThey're trying to get the Israeli lobby in Washington. 47. The president of the United States repeatedly reiterated that he was the "best friend" of the judaic state. His competitor in turn presented himself as “the most pro-Israeli politician in America”. Desantis previously advocated exerting force on companies limiting activities in Israel and supported government backing to improve safety in judaic schools in Florida.
As shortly as the Republicans took control of the home of Representatives, they led to the expulsion of the Democratic organization representative, Ilham Omar, from the prestigious Committee on abroad Affairs. The reason for this was for individual congresswoman tweets. In particular, she described Israel as a "land of apartheid".
As for the fresh protests, Republicans are threatening to launch another investigation.. They fishy the Biden administration of attempting to change power in Israel. Although the venture is doomed to failure, like another accusations against the White House, it can be remembered closer to the election in 2024.
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