The Biden Administration plans to hold Israel’s caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly responsible for the actions of the more extreme members of his future coalition government, which includes far-right parties.
Two U.S. officials, whose identities have not been disclosed, have assured Politico that Netanyahu «can expect much more than harshly worded press releases from the State Department» on the possible actions of his government partners, especially with regard to Gaza and the West Bank.
These statements leave the door open to other types of actions by the Biden Administration, although it is not known at this time what kind of measures Washington has prepared to hold Netanyahu accountable for the entry into the government of the ultra-right Otzma Yehudi, the ultra-Orthodox Shas and the ultra-nationalist Religious Zionism.
A few days ago, Netanyahu charged another US newspaper, ‘The New York Times’, for advocating «undermining» the next Executive in an editorial in which the newspaper stated that the coalition could pose a threat to democracy in the country.
The Likud-led bloc, which has the support of several ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties, holds 64 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, so Netanyahu has a clear path to return to office less than two years after his electoral defeat in 2021.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
