Arab Israelis
Before departing, the opposition leader blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the “collapse” of Israel-U.S. relations.
Eleven men from Israel and Samaria were arrested over the plot, which also included plans to attack Ben-Gurion Airport and to kidnap soldiers.
The terrorist, identified as a 26-year-old resident of the Arab Israeli town of Tira, was shot dead.
During a telephone conversation between the two leaders, Netanyahu reportedly aired grievances about Democratic Sen. Schumer’s call for early Israeli elections.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee also claimed that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.”
“If he [Biden] were supportive of Israel, the Iran nuclear deal would have never been signed and Israel would have never been attacked,” Trump said.
The government in Jerusalem represents the will of the people, the prime minister told “CNN.”
A large majority of Jewish Israelis are pessimistic regarding peace with the Palestinians, according to a Jewish People Policy Institute survey.
Netanyahu’s Likud Party charged that “Israel is not a banana republic, but an independent and proud democracy.”
According to the Israel Democracy Institute, Knesset trust ratings presented the sharpest decline, falling from 24% in June to 19% in December.
“Maybe the scene seems calm, but under the surface there’s a boiling tension,” says the PMO’s Arab-media spokesman.
Four U.S. officials confirmed to “Politico” the president is mulling the option.