“Israel is a sovereign state, and we are the only democracy in the region,” said Energy Minister Eli Cohen.
A senior Israeli government official said that increasingly harsh rhetoric from the Biden administration regarding the ongoing fighting in Gaza stems from concerns over the November 2024 presidential election.
Speaking at a conference in Eilat, Energy Minister Eli Cohen suggested that public criticisms of Israel were for the Democratic party’s political benefit, rather than representing a fundamental change in the U.S.’s view of Israel.
“The only change I see in the Americans’ stance is because of the upcoming elections in the United States,” Cohen said.
Cohen also downplayed the significance of American pressure to wrap up the war and avoid an invasion of Rafah, which President Biden has previously called a “red line.”
He emphasized that the Jewish State would make its own decisions, regardless of Washington.
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