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Isn’t it because that’s the group in power in Israel?

I’m not sure it’s a good idea to support particular parties within sovereign nations. Although the US and others do this very frequently.

I figured it was the same way countries worked with the US during 2017-2021. It didn’t mean they supported a far right position, just that they wanted to work with the US and interacted with the group in charge.

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If Netanyahu was treated with the same ridicule and disdain that Trump was during his four years as POTUS, that would be a huge step in the right direction. But he is not. On German TV, they said, part of the reason they don't treat Netanyahu with more open hostility is because they fear he would lash out even more aggressively. I'm not sure if that is a good justification.

I think showing “disdain” for democratically elected leaders is pretty counterproductive.

If countries start treating leaders of other countries they don’t like with “open hostility” won’t that just result in fewer interactions and less work among countries?

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