Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. It comes as Israel celebrates 75 years of independence, there is mounting political tension over judicial reform in Israel, and debates in America rage over the extent to which we should support what some consider…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. It comes as Israel celebrates 75 years of independence, there is mounting political tension over judicial reform in Israel, and debates in America rage over the extent to which we should support what some consider our closest ally in the Middle East.
The United States still values Israel for the information it provides us with respect to national security. Israel still values the U.S. for being a steadfast ally and maintaining its qualitative military edge over its enemies. The political rhetoric of far-left members of Congress has not changed that. The environment during his speech could not be described in any other way than quite warm.Herzog expressed a deep desire to make peace with the Palestinians.
Herzog did not mention this, but the impossibility of peace has become clearer in recent years when considering that the rise of the Israeli hard right, which brags about trying to end the possibility of a two-state solution, features openly racist elements and has recently begun to escalate attacks against Palestinian villages. With representation of this faction now occupying powerful positions in the Israeli government, peace becomes even less likely.
Herzog made it clear he is using his role as president, which has traditionally been primarily ceremonial, to try and reach a “public consensus” that will “protect democracy.” He emphasized the importance of a strong, independent judiciary that protects civil liberties and minority rights numerous times in the speech. He also framed Israel’s internal debates as just that: internal debates similar to that of every other country rather than the apocalypse some are portraying.
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