While President Biden’s critics howl and run around about his son, how’s he doing in his primary responsibility?<\/p>\n
Judging by the wall-to-wall coverage of the visit, with analysts hailing all the moves and gestures of the American leader, Biden clearly captured the hearts of Israelis. He managed that despite being considered a political “leftist” in Israeli terms, and an antithesis to his predecessor\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>, who is\u00a0more popular in Israel<\/a>\u00a0than in the United States. Biden was warm, attentive and sometimes funny. His\u00a0love for Israel<\/a>\u00a0is clearly authentic and inspires trust. He is not ashamed of it, taking pride in it. Israelis love it, ignoring the fact that Biden is the last Democrat of his kind. [Ben Caspit, AL-Monitor<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But…<\/p>\n
The “Jerusalem Declaration<\/a>” signed by the\u00a0two leaders<\/a>\u00a0during the visit, which spoke of the values shared by their countries, could become irrelevant if Israel continues its slide to the right, becoming more conservative and religious, less democratic and liberal. Israel\u2019s distancing from the Democratic Party in recent years and from the mainstream of American Jewry is one of the most worrisome processes that threaten Israeli national security these days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Hard to fault that after the teeth-gritting, for everyone but Trump and Trumpists, requirement that he play nice with Crown Prince and alleged murderer<\/a> Mohammed bin Salman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While President Biden’s critics howl and run around about his son, how’s he doing in his primary responsibility? Judging by the wall-to-wall coverage of the visit, with analysts hailing all the moves and gestures of the American leader, Biden clearly captured the hearts of Israelis. He managed that despite being \u2026 Continue reading