T. Belman. While I agree with some of the author’s remarks, I do not blame Bibi for tension with the Biden administration. His experts want a more compliant PM. I believe that Bennett will be no less defiant than Bibi and that is a good thing.
I have confidence that Bennett will be tougher in the cease fire negotiations than Bibi.
Also,, if Bennett follows his right wing agenda, he will be supported by many on the right.
Is it a car with four wheels going in different directions, a unifier or a robot unable to effect change on any major issues
By David Isaac, INN
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“It could certainly help the mood, initially,” Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, told JNS, saying that the United States will be pleased with a government that includes left-wing members. Though he cautions, “I could well see the Biden administration disappointed if the right-wing parties—which are, in fact, more right than Netanyahu—have their way.”
Pipes expects the right-wing coalition partners to dominate, noting that in the negotiations on forming the coalition, the three right-wing parties—Yamina, New Hope and Yisrael Beiteinu—“have been in the driver’s seat,” and Yamina, with only seven seats, has been given the premiership.
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