[Salon] Fwd: Netanyahu said Biden is weak. A White House invite would prove him right

[Todd Pierce <todd.e.pierce@icloud.com>]

Title: Haaretz.com - הארץ

On the subject of “ideology,” that Biden changed virtually no policy of Trump’s, is that when it comes to whoever currently sits as POTUS, the militaristic ideology drives policy, such that the following applies: “One Nation, One Realm, One Leader,” with a continuous, ongoing, offensive based, “defense” of the US Interests Based Order.

P.S. No Marine guards at the US Jerusalem Embassy. All guards obviously provided by an Israeli Mercenary Company, or the euphemism we prefer for our Allie’s, and ourselves: Contractors.

But like children, we need “soothing lies” told to ourselves, by ourselves.

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Netanyahu said Biden is weak. A White House invite would prove him right

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Amir Tibon

Benjamin Netanyahu thinks Joe Biden is “weak.” That’s the word he used, while masquerading as a “senior Israeli official,” when briefing Israeli journalists during his visit to Rome last weekend. He blamed the recent Iran-Saudi agreement on the “weakness” of the Biden administration and the previous Israeli government.

It's more than reasonable to place some of the blame for this agreement – which was brokered by China – on the U.S. administration. But a fairer assessment would also take into consideration the actions of the previous U.S. president, Donald Trump, who blew up the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, and then refused to act against Iran after it attacked oil production facilities on Saudi territory. Netanyahu was prime minister at the time and was disappointed with Trump’s decision. But he never called him weak.

President Biden, it should be noted, has provided Israel with nothing but support and assistance during his two years in office. He offered his full backing to Jerusalem during the May 2021 flare-up with Hamas, immediately replenishing Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system once the fighting was over. He also recently organized a diplomatic conference with neighboring Arab countries in an attempt to avoid a violent eruption in the Palestinian arena.

Netanyahu, it seems, has bought into conspiracy theories that blame the Biden administration for the wave of protests against his government’s plans to weaken the Israeli judicial system. His son Yair, who is de facto his closest political adviser, has shared articles from far-right U.S. news websites accusing the State Department of bankrolling the demonstrations in Israel.

This is delusional. The protests against Netanyahu are organized by Israeli citizens – many with a history of serving the state in uniform – who are deeply worried about the direction in which he is leading the country. Biden has nothing to do with it.

Another option is that Netanyahu is frustrated by the fact that, almost three months since assuming office, he has yet to be invited to meet Biden in Washington. At a time when hundreds of thousands of Israelis are taking to the streets every weekend to demonstrate against him, a luxurious visit to Washington would serve as a nice distraction. Now, though, after his attack on Biden, the White House will probably think twice about inviting him anytime soon. Such an invitation would be interpreted in Israel and abroad as a sign of weakness.

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