CNN —White House criticism of Israel after its right-wing coalition embarked on a plan to target judicial power is bringing a new kind of turbulence to one of America’s oldest friendships.
It shows that Israel, like the United States, is experiencing an era of right-wing politicians seeking to aggressively flex power and test enshrined democratic constraints.
The drama is likely to further worsen the long-standing but increasingly brittle relationship between President Joe Biden and Netanyahu.
Yet there is deep concern in the White House about the implications of any successful attempt to subvert checks and balances in Israel.
And Netanyahu appeared to align himself politically with Trump while he was in the White House.
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