Why I Think President Biden Erred by Wading Into Israel’s Domestic Crisis

As a certified “ardent Zionist,” I have watched in horror as the people of Israel tear themselves asunder in the bull-headed pursuit of legislation by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu that would rein in what some see as judicial over-reach by the nation’s supreme court. But as an American, I keep scratching my head as to President Biden’s seemingly intense interest in this issue. The rationale most frequently provided by the White House is fear that Israel’s democracy will be weakened by speedy parliamentary approval of a law on a vital issue without any support from the opposition, thereby loosening the common bonds between our two great democracies. But this explanation doesn’t really hold water...

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