After Nasrallah’s assassination, the “gap widened” between Washington and Israel

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2024-09-29 04:16:12

“No one in the White House mourned Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday” September 28, note the New York Times.

The assassination of the Hezbollah leader, who died on Friday in an Israeli army attack near Beirut, was “the measure of justice”replied the President of the United States Joe Biden while continuing to call for it “Destruction”. Hassan Nasrallah was one “terrorist with American blood on his hands”also said Saturday the Democratic candidate for the November presidential election and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Especially if it’s Washington “Avoid asking in public” Hebrew nation, “Israeli Politics” has no doubt “Deep disagreements between the administration of President Biden and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”, analyze the New York Times remember that Israeli officials have not given “There was no warning to their American counterparts on Friday”.

The White House had “We were arrested earlier this month” when the Israelis fought against Hezbollah, remind you The Washington Post. “The misunderstandings and calculations of recent days only show the division between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Israel”analyze the New York Times.

“Distrust and Suspicion”

“Already disagreed […] Netanyahu on the Gaza war for nearly a year, the president is now working to appease two fronts at once at a time when his influence on Netanyahu’s decision-making appears to be at an all-time low. “, attention from your side CNN.

Pour NBC NewsIsrael’s performance on Friday proved once again that it is “Netanyahu is not Biden who decides the agenda in the Middle East”.

In recent years, American diplomacy “Put yourself in the background. She was reactive and came across as rather ineffective.” in this part of the world, refers to American lawyer Michael Wahid Hanna, interview by the Israeli left daily Ha’Aretz. “Netanyahu has gone out of his way to publicly undermine America and the administration [Biden] pay the money”, it ends.

A helping hand for Trump?

Nasrallah’s death therefore further widened the gap between the Hebrew state and its most important support. For Biden, “This time is another high-voltage balancing act – this time, six weeks before the US presidential election,” CNN also noticed.

For the New York Times newspaper, “the new crisis in the region may draw criticism on the left and the right […]. Some veterans of the Biden team even wondered whether Mr. Netanyahu might be deliberately trying to help Mr. Trump win the Nov. 5 election given their past alignment — a theory that, true or not, reflects deep unease. and suspicion that has developed in recent months. between Washington and Jerusalem.

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