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The US ambassador on the legal reform: "Most Israelis would not want us to stay out of business" | Israel Hayom

2023-02-28T20:34:08.628Z


At the INSS conference, Ambassador Thomas Naides reprimanded Minister Shikli who told him to "mind your own business", and replied: "A person I don't know gave me advice" • "The democratic values ​​we share with Israel are reflected in the legal institutions, among other things - this is what we have in common, This is what led us to act for Israel at the UN" • On the situation in Iran: "There is nothing to talk about at the moment. We will not tie Israel's hands and we will always back it up" • On the war in Ukraine: "Putin will not stop, but we are there for the long term - in order to win"


Thomas Neides, the US ambassador to Israel, sent an unequivocal message this evening (Tuesday) regarding the legal reform. In his speech at the annual international conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), he said: "Someone I don't know said he wants me to stay out of its (internal) affairs ) Israel's.

I think most Israelis would not want us to stay out of Israel's affairs." In his words, Thomas was referring to Diaspora Minister Amichai Shikli, who said in an interview on Channel B in addressing Thomas: "Mind your own business."

According to Neidas, "Considering the fact that 72% of Israelis voted in the last five elections and 56% of Arabs went out to vote, in addition to the demonstrations we see every week here - Israel is an essential democracy. The democratic values ​​we share with Israel are reflected in the legal institutions, among other things. This is what we have in common, this is what led us to act for Israel at the UN last week.

We say what President Herzog said - to slow down.

Someone I don't know said he wants me to stay out of Israel's affairs.

I think most Israelis would not want us to stay out of its affairs."

He told the ambassador that the US should "mind its own affairs". Shikli, photo: Oren Ben Hakon

On the security matzah, Neides said: "We are before Ramadan and Passover. I give the credit to Israel, the Jordanians and the Palestinians to talk about what needs to be talked about. But I am definitely concerned about the situation."

Referring to the Iranian issue, the ambassador said: "If the New York Times is to be believed, Iran is breaking forward (with nuclear weapons) and this is a problem for Israel, the IDF and the US. President Biden said that we will not stand by and that we will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons, he also said that he would not We will tie Israel's hands and Israel has our backing. The US always prefers a diplomatic solution, but as long as the Iranians do what they do not only to their people, but also arm Russia in the war in Ukraine - we have nothing to talk to them about.

There is full transparency between us and Israel, this is our commitment to Israel and we will keep it."

An Iranian drone that was shot down in Ukraine // Photo: AP

About the war in Ukraine, Naides said: "Putin and the Russians are committing war crimes in Ukraine. The US led the way with Europe and the international community to allow the Ukrainians to defend themselves.

The hope that Putin will stop in Ukraine is unrealistic, that's why the US is leading this campaign against Russia. It's not over yet, there will be another difficult period, but we're there for the long term, we're there to win."

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