U.S. Jewish leaders warn Israeli officials over incoming right-wing government

Several U.S. Jewish leaders during a meeting with Israeli officials earlier this month warned that racist and extremist moves by the new Israeli government could seriously hamper support for Israel among Jews in the U.S., six sources who either attended the meeting at the Israeli embassy in Washington or were briefed on it told Axios.

Why it matters: The incoming Israeli government is expected to be the country’s most right-wing ever. A senior Israeli official said the meeting at the embassy represented the anxiety the organized U.S. Jewish community has about the incoming Israeli government over its expected policies towards Jews in the diaspora and against democratic values.

The Dec. 7 meeting was attended by representatives of several mainstream U.S. Jewish organizations that are the backbone of the pro-Israel community in the U.S. They are all regular interlocutors of the Israeli embassy.

(via Memeorandum)

[I suspect that Netanyahu probably has his own calculations for dealing with the Biden administration. His rebuke last week of a right-wing ally over disparaging remarks about LGBTQ people was probably a tactical Sista Souljah-esque moment. — Ed]