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Chris McGreal in New York

Biden’s response to Israel’s far-right government: avoid confrontation

Benjamin Netanyahu indicates Joe Biden’s next move as the then vice-president signs the guest book at the Israeli prime minister’s office in Jerusalem in 2010.
Benjamin Netanyahu indicates Joe Biden’s next move as the then vice-president signs the guest book at the Israeli prime minister’s office in Jerusalem in 2010. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

The more things change in Israel, the harder Joe Biden is working to make sure they stay the same.

The new far-right government of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, which includes openly anti-Arab racists, is already causing concern in the White House with commitments to expand illegal settlements in the occupied territories and annex Palestinian land.

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