Why is the Biden Administration So Worried about Israel’s New Government? (Juan Cole Video Interview)

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I am interviewed by prominent journalist Steve Clemons, editor at large of the global news site Semafor, for his Al Jazeera English show, The Bottom Line, on “Why is the US worried about Israel’s new government?” It is a rollicking 24-minute conversation.

Here is the YouTube description of the show:

“When the newly formed Israeli government announced that it wanted to change the way courts work in Israel, alarm bells rang in Washington.

In places where court decisions may be vetoed by politicians, it is taken as a sign that a country is becoming less democratic, like Hungary.

University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole tells host Steve Clemons that although nothing will fundamentally shift in the United States-Israel relationship, Democratic Party leaders would prefer it if Israel had more “shared values” with the US to justify the high levels of Washington’s support.”

Al Jazeera English: “Why is the US worried about Israel’s new government? | The Bottom Line”