Netanyahu talks with Biden, this evening (photo: official website, without)
Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden spoke this evening (Monday) for the first time since the Knesset elections.
The US President congratulated Netanyahu on his victory in the elections.
Netanyahu in his meeting with Ben Gabir, today (photo: official website, Walla system!)
About a week ago it was published in Vala!
Because the Biden administration is not expected to work with Otzma Yehudit MK Itamar Ben Gabir after he is appointed a minister in the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, according to two senior American officials.
If the American administration does refuse to work with Ben Gabir, it will be an unprecedented development in relations between Israel and the United States that will have a very negative effect on relations between the countries.
US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan hinted during their meetings with President Herzogloppenny about two weeks ago in Washington that there is a possibility that the Biden administration will not work with Ben Gabir and other extreme right-wing figures who will hold positions in the government. Senior Israeli and American officials said that Blinken and Sullivan indicated that the Biden administration would work with the elected government in Israel, but that it may have difficulty working with specific politicians whom they did not name.
The Biden administration is particularly concerned about the racist statements and positions of Ben Gabir and members of his party against Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and against Arab citizens of Israel.
Senior American officials said that no official decision had yet been made regarding Ben Gabir, but noted that in the discussions held on the issue before the elections, the intention was not to work with him if he was appointed as a minister in the government.
It is not yet clear whether the Biden administration will adopt the same policy towards MK Bezalel Smotrich and towards other members of their parties if they are appointed ministers.
More in Walla!
Senior American officials: the Biden administration is not expected to work with Ben Gabir if he is appointed minister
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