Israel-United States: Benjamin Netanyahu waits for a sign from Joe
Benyamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden, January 21, 2016 in Switzerland.
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Pampered by former President Donald Trump, forgotten by the new American administration of Joe Biden, the Israelis express their frustration.
On Wednesday February 10, the permanent representative of the Jewish state to the United Nations publicly challenged the new tenant of the White House on Twitter, asking him to call Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,
Sami Boukhelifa
Canada, Mexico, France, Russia, Japan ... Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the UN, lists almost one by one the leaders already contacted by
Joe Biden
since taking power.
"
It might be time to call the closest ally of the United States,
" said the Israeli official, who went so far as to publish the number of Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu's
office on his Twitter account
.
@POTUS Joe Biden, you have called world leaders from # Canada # Mexico # UK # India # France # Germany # Japan # Australia # SouthKorea # Russia
Might it now be time to call the leader of #Israel, the closest ally of the # US?
The PM's number is: 972-2-6705555 pic.twitter.com/OYgPvVga6F
- Ambassador Danny Danon |
דני דנון (@dannydanon) February 10, 2021
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This distance displayed by Joe Biden can be explained by several reasons.
For years, the Prime Minister of the Hebrew state has increased mistrust against him.
The new Democratic president is opposed to
colonization
.
And as a welcome gift, Benjamin Netanyahu has announced new housing construction in the settlements whenever Joe Biden takes center stage.
This was the case just before Joe Biden's inauguration, but also several years ago, when the latter was vice president of the United States and was visiting Israel.
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Israeli colonization: Netanyahu benefits to the end of the Trump presidency
So, in return, this silence from Washington can be interpreted as a message sent to the Israelis: refusal of colonization with impunity and return to international consensus and the two-state solution.
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Presidency of Biden: for Israelis and Palestinians, very different expectations
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