The US ambassador to Israel: "It has not been decided for Israel how to choose the court" | Israel today

After the public warning to the government about promoting the legal revolution, US Ambassador to Israel Tom Neides sent a message to the Israeli government today (Sunday) during his participation in the 48th Presidents' Conference in Jerusalem, where heads of Jewish organizations from the US will meet the country's leaders.

"Israel is a vibrant democracy," Neides pointed out, "72% of Israelis showed this two and a half months ago for the fifth time in three years."

He referred to the huge demonstrations across the country and said that "this is a democracy where people care, that's why we also see crowds coming out every Shabbat."

Netanyahu and Yariv Levin, photo: Oren Ben Hakon

He explained the messages coming from the American administration and added: "What the president (Biden) and the secretary of state (Blinken) said is that what unites us is the love for democracy and institutions. This is our way of defending Israel at the UN again and again, and we will continue to do it again and again."

"We will help the Palestinian people"

Neidas referred to the apparent reform.

"We are not going to dictate to Israel how to choose the Supreme Court. Israel is a start-up country that has done groundbreaking things in the economy, and Prime Minister Netanyahu, who was also finance minister, is responsible for this, and we trust him and President Herzog. My only tip - build a consensus ".

Abu Mazen, photo: AFP

Regarding the Palestinian issue, he said that "the US will continue to help the Palestinian people, not the Palestinian Authority. For the residents - for education, welfare, health. Cutting aid to the Palestinians would be a mistake. The idea of ​​two states must remain alive."

Naides was asked whether the American administration would continue its policy of recognizing the Golan as part of the State of Israel and he replied "absolutely yes".

Regarding the Iranian nuclear issue, he noted: "Our cooperation with Israel on the issue of Iran is complete. All options are on the table, and Israel has our full backing. Iranian nuclear is dangerous for Israel, the Middle East and the United States. The Iranians supply drones to Russia, drones that kill innocent Ukrainians. There is no A chance that we will return to the negotiation table with them today."

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu also spoke at the Presidents' Conference and referred to the legal reform and his prohibition to express himself publicly in relation to it.

"You may not have noticed, but Israel is now in the midst of a reform. I wanted to talk to you at length about this issue and explain to you why you should not worry.

"For now, I am prevented from doing so because I am forbidden to talk about it. I am not making this up, I am forbidden to talk about it. After all, who am I? I am only the Prime Minister of Israel. What can I say about this thing that divides the people Ours? It's crazy."

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