Israel's Netanyahu increasingly isolated over legal reforms
By: F. Najafi
The situation in occupied Palestine has become more complex since Netanyahu returned to his post as prime minister of the Zionist regime after a short hiatus and formed a hardline coalition government.
Over the past 13 weeks, violent actions against Palestinian civilians have dramatically grown as a result of Netanyahu's controversial judicial reform plan, and so have protests across the occupied Palestinian territories [Israel]. Since the rallies began, the number of strikes in Israel has increased commensurately in reaction to the decisions made by Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right administration to curtail the jurisdiction of the Israeli Supreme Court.
It has also caused deep divisions within Israeli society and had an outsized impact on the daily lives of Israelis, pushing Israel to the brink of complete social collapse.In this case, Israel's international standing has plummeted, and its isolation has grown to the point where even Netanyahu's most ardent allies won't meet with him.
Earlier this month, Israeli authorities revealed that Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the United Arab Emirates [UAE] had been postponed due to UAE concerns that his warmongering comments during the journey would increase regional hostilities with Iran. According to Netanyahu's aides, his trip to the UAE was allegedly cancelled due to timing and logistical issues.
While the UAE put off Netanyahu's visit for the fifth time, the former Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, reportedly conferred with UAE president Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Monday, discussing ways to enhance Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi ties. The news website "y.net" reports that Bennett also had five separate meetings with prominent Emirati officials.
Usually, the Prime Ministers of the Zionist regime are invited to the White House to meet with the President of the United States at the beginning of each Israeli administration, but the continuation of illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank as well as demonstrations against Netanyahu have caused the White House to delay the invitation of Netanyahu.
In this respect, US President Joe Biden said that Benjamin Netanyahu will not soon be invited to Washington, D.C. This statement enraged Netanyahu and his supporters.Netanyahu responded to Biden on Twitter, writing, "Israel is a sovereign nation whose leaders make decisions based on the will of its people and not on the dictates of foreign powers, even Israel's closest allies," in defence of his government's plans to overhaul the Zionist regime's legal system. Netanyahu's reaction and anger towards Biden do not end here.Israel's prime minister issued a directive that his government's representatives refrain from commenting on the American president's decision to not invite Bibi to the White House.
