A member of Congress publicly called on the political leaders in Israel: Do not cooperate with Ben Gabir

After the publication in Vala!

Regarding the Senate senior's warning to Netanyahu, Democrat Brad Sherman asked to "boycott extremists" such as the chairman of Otzma Yehudit and warned of damage to the relationship between Israel and the US: "Undermining the relationship."

Sherman is Jewish and is considered a great supporter of Israel, and he is the first to publicly address this issue

Barak Ravid

04/10/2022

Tuesday, 04 October 2022, 08:58 Updated: 13:28

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On video: MK Itamar Ben Gabir in an interview at the Walla studio! (Still photo: Reuven Castro)

Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman tonight (Tuesday) publicly called on all political leaders in Israel not to cooperate with extreme right-wing elements such as MK Itamar Ben Gabir in a future government - and warned of damage to relations between Israel and the United States. Sherman said the words following a publication in Walla! About the warning of the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Robert Menendez to the head of the opposition Binyamin Netanyahu on this issue.

why is it important

• In recent weeks, several Democratic and Republican senators have conveyed quiet messages to Israel on this issue, but Sherman is the first member of Congress to publicly call not to cooperate with Ben Gabir.

what are they saying

• "As Israel approaches the November elections, I call on leaders from all corners of the political spectrum to boycott extremists like Itamar Ben Gabir, whose outrageous views are contrary to the basic principles of Israel as a democratic and Jewish state," Sherman wrote on Twitter.

• Sherman added: "These extremists undermine Israeli interests and the relationship between Israel and the United States, which I and my friends have worked hard to strengthen."

More in Walla!

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to Netanyahu: Ben Gabir's inclusion in the government will harm relations with the US

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More in Walla!

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"Harms Israeli interests".

Ben Gabir (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)

between the lines

• Sherman has served as a member of the US House of Representatives on behalf of the Democratic Party since 1997. He is Jewish and is considered a great supporter of Israel.

  Over the years, he promoted initiatives to move the United States embassy to Jerusalem, to increase American aid to Israel for the development of missile defense systems, to grant visa exemptions for Israelis to the United States, and more.

the other side

Yesterday, during a press conference, Netanyahu was asked about the publication in Walla!

Regarding the warning he received from the chairman of the US Senate's foreign affairs committee regarding Ben Gabir, he replied: "I would have expected them to warn us about a government that depends on the Muslim Brotherhood."

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