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Burning Jerusalem puts Israel in a first confrontation with the Biden administration

After four years of an almost completely open check from Trump, President Biden is not letting Israel do whatever it pleases in the Palestinian sphere.

Israel's sharp and public response to the relatively moderate criticism of the White House puts Israel's relations with the new administration in Washington to the test

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Lightning Ravid

Monday, 10 May 2021, 12:09 Updated: 13:05

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The echoes of the riots in Jerusalem reach as far as Washington.

Temple Mount, May 10, 2021 (Photo: Reuters)

The crisis in Jerusalem made it clear to the outgoing Israeli government, as well as to the one that may take office in a week, that the reality has changed dramatically. Along with Trump's departure from the White House, Israel has lost the open check it had from the United States to do almost as much as it pleases in the West Bank and Jerusalem in particular.

Initially, senior Israeli government officials tried to downplay the intensity of international pressure.

Explain that the condemnations from Arab countries are just a lip service and ignore the concerned announcements issued by the US State Department and European powers.

Yesterday, the Ambassador's Ambassador to Amman was summoned for a reprimand call.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry was more moderate and only invited the Israeli ambassador to a "meeting" to talk about the situation.

European countries have also sharpened their condemnations - partly on the understanding that their position is acceptable to those sitting in the White House.

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Israel to the United States: Do not intervene in the crisis in Jerusalem - this is a reward for the rioters

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To read more about security tensions:

• Riots broke out on the Temple Mount: Palestinians threw stones, policemen broke into the compound

• Detainees in clashes in Jerusalem and Haifa;

  The Israeli ambassador to Jordan was summoned for a reprimand call

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Wanted to deal with the Palestinian issue in the most minimal way. Biden (Photo: Reuters)

Biden wanted to address the Palestinian issue in the most minimal way. The internal situation in the United States and issues such as China, Russia and Iran are much more important to him. But this was a wish. Many presidents before him tried to escape from dealing with the troubles of the Middle East, but the Middle East pursued them to Washington. Sheikh Jarrah has caught the attention of many Democratic congressmen and senators who have pressured the White House to intervene.

The White House did not want a confrontation with Israel on the Palestinian issue. The United States has barely intervened in crises on the ground and has almost completely refrained from publicly criticizing Israel's moves on the Palestinian issue.

The first public confrontation and noise

After a few days in which the crisis in Jerusalem was handled by the US State Department, last night the White House also entered the picture in a more active way.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called his Israeli counterpart Meir Ben Shabbat and according to the information coming from Israel, it seems that this was a difficult conversation.

The announcement issued by the White House was formulated in measured and diplomatic language.

Sullivan expressed concern about the situation on the Temple Mount and Sheikh Jarrah and called on Israel to take the necessary steps so that the events of Jerusalem Day do not exacerbate the crisis.

Ben-Shabbat's response, which was also published by Israeli government officials, was much sharper.

Ben Shabbat told Sullivan unequivocally - not to intervene.

He also claimed that sovereignty in Jerusalem was in the hands of Israel and that American intervention would be a reward for the Palestinian rioters who tried to bring about international pressure.

The conversation between Ben Shabbat and Sullivan is the first public and noisy confrontation between the outgoing Israeli government and the incoming Biden government.

This is a confrontation like ours that we have hardly experienced during Trump's tenure.

It is not clear how the Americans will react from now on.

Will they take a step back or increase the pressure.

Today, the UN Security Council will convene in New York for a closed discussion to receive updates on the situation in Jerusalem. In the meantime, no resolution is on the table. Both.

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