The Israeli government is accusing the Biden national security team of trying to overthrow Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in favor of a more malleable head of state.
Wednesday, an unsigned statement attributed to a “top Israeli official” was quoted by Israeli media.
“Israeli citizens, and not anyone else, elect the prime minister,” the statement said.
“Israel is not a protectorate of the US but an independent and democratic country whose citizens are the ones who choose the government.
“We expect our friends to act to overthrow the terror regime of Hamas and not the elected government in Israel.”
Israeli media did not name the source but the country’s Channel 12 described the statement as coming from “the most senior Israeli political source you can imagine”.
Monday, a report released by the US Intelligence Community called the Annual Threat Assessment hypothesized…
