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CHICAGO: Israeli journalists, former diplomats and government ministers agreed on Thursday that escalating violence directed toward Palestinians under the rule of the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is undermining Israel’s relations with neighboring Arab countries, in particular those that have signed the Abraham Accords or might have
Three months after the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office, its initial impact on Israel’s foreign policy is already discernible. While choosing to pursue far-reaching legal reforms that seek to alter Israel’s system of governance and erode its democracy, the government initially sought to maintain a sense of continuity in foreign relations, especially regarding ties with the U.S. and the Arab world. Aspirations were even voiced to advance normalization with Saudi Arabia.