Israel Today – Adapted

The interview that US Vice President Joe Biden gave to CNN yesterday marks a fresh and unsettling phase in the months-long Cold War between Washington and Israel.
The bases of the special contacts that have grown over the years to serve as this system's fundamental axis between Israel and the USA are, in fact, hardly ever mentioned anymore, according to the examination of the circumstances. During the interview, President Biden made no attempt to use polite or polished language, as is customary among the partners. He extended his protests and claims to Netanyahu in an open and direct manner. Not only that, but he also made a clear connection between the Israeli government's work in the Palestinian occupied lands (especially in the context of constructing settlements and justifying outposts) and the American administration's contribution to advancing the normalization process between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Implicitly, the White House confirmed the equation that Netanyahu does not intend to support or contribute to this process of normalization unless he makes efforts to relink the extremist parties in his government.
It is true that Biden chose not to include in this equation this time, in contrast to previous occasions, the requirement to reach a broad national consensus on the matter of judicial reform as another prerequisite for every American attempt to link Riyadh within the framework of the Abraham Accords. However, it should not be inferred from this that the issue has been removed from the agenda.
Netanyahu must quickly choose between national security concerns and a combination of internal and coalition considerations and turmoil because his room for maneuver is rapidly dwindling. This fast slider transcends past differences with former presidents of the United States.