Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has announced that he will not accept the results of a report prepared by his ministry warning of undermining Israel’s international standing since the current government of Benjamin Netanyahu was formed.
The confidential document, detailed by the Walla news website, reveals the impact of the alliance’s policies, including advancing judicial reform, and how the Netanyahu government and its goals are perceived around the world.
According to the news site, Foreign Ministry officials pointed to the negative impact of the Israeli government’s policies on Tel Aviv’s global standing, including its plan to weaken the judiciary and push it with “judicial legislation.”
The document noted that “Israel’s foreign policy in the past has been based on being a stable democracy, ready to push for political negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, principles that have now been undermined by statements by members of the current government coalition.”
In response to the report, Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued an exceptional statement on the document, saying that the estimates provided in the report “do not reflect the position agreed upon by all stakeholders in the ministry and do not reflect the real picture.” situations.”
According to the statement of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, as well as due to the numerous international contacts of the minister and high-ranking officials of the ministry, a completely different picture is emerging than the one described in the document.
reported Newspaper Haaretz Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Foreign Minister Eli Cohen recently received warnings from international officials who expressed concern about the government’s policies in Israel.
In context, she noted that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivered a recorded speech in support of Israel’s protests against the government’s plan to weaken the judiciary as head of the International Socialist Organization.
She explained that Israeli ambassadors in most countries of the world and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs daily face questions and doubts from their international counterparts about the intentions of the Netanyahu government and fears of regime change in Israel.
In recent months, Netanyahu and his foreign minister have been keen to claim that there is a gap between how the Israeli media reflects the government’s international criticism of its plan to weaken the judiciary and their impressions of the conversations they have with foreign authorities. leaders.
The Haaretz newspaper drew public criticism from countries considered “friends of Israel” amid the Netanyahu government’s efforts to weaken the judiciary, including Washington, Germany, Britain and France, and these countries expressed concern about Israel’s democratic future.
The newspaper pointed out that international criticism of the Israeli government’s policies is not limited to its judicial reform plan, but also concerns the settlements and their incitement against the Palestinians.
Source: Israeli media
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