Fleur Hassan Nahum, Jerusalem’s deputy mayor, said Israel is a “very strong democracy” and does not need “any foreign interference when dealing with its own leaders”, adding that Israel’s democratic He countered reports of the Biden administration trying to undermine the nation he was elected to serve as president. He spoke about the government and leadership, as well as the current battle with Hamas, and the long-standing strong alliance between the two countries, and the Jewish state’s role as the West’s “first line of defense” against global “jihadi fundamentalism.” He pointed out how it functions.
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Thursday, Hassan Nahoum spoke about his recent past. report Despite the strength of the current coalition government and popular support, U.S. intelligence agencies are calling for the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to his hard-line policies and opposition to his plans for the Middle East, leading to mass protests. said it was “expected.”
Furthermore, the Biden administration looking for Method Focuses on and even considers strategies to dismantle Netanyahu’s government amid the conflict and potentially lead to its collapse and early elections conditioning Military assistance for Israeli actions.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused Prime Minister Netanyahu said top Democrats had “lost their way” in a huge Senate speech in which they attacked the Israeli government and called for new elections.
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“Unfortunately, that’s something we’ve seen before, right?” she said. “In 2015, the Obama-Biden administration interventionBy then-President Barack Obama reportedly participated in the Israeli election won by “Bibi” in 2015. ”
“So I don’t think it’s anything new,” she added.
He noted that Israel is a “very strong democracy” and insisted that “we don’t need any foreign intervention to deal with our leaders.”
“I think the Israeli people are very good at that,” she said.
Asked about how dangerous the aforementioned reports about the Biden administration’s efforts to undermine Israel’s current fight against Hamas were, Hassannahoum said he was relatively “not concerned” about them. ” he said.
“The Department of Defense and the Israeli Ministry of Defense have had a very close and long-standing relationship,” she explained. “Whatever happens militarily is something organic that has been built in over many years.”
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Despite its content, she noted that the U.S. government has been “incredibly cooperative in this war.”
“In life, there is rhetoric and there is reality,” she said, noting that rhetoric is “at some level probably something that different leaders have to do for their own political reasons,” whereas reality “What’s really going on and help and support,” he explained. We have the support of the United States as a member of the United Nations, which means we are voting to boycott all of the grossly biased resolutions that continue to be introduced. ”
As an example of this dichotomy, Hassan Nahoum, director of foreign relations, international economic development and tourism, cited seemingly contradictory statements. Had made President Biden said in an interview. MSNBC last week.
“First he said there was a line that should not be crossed, and then he said the United States would always stand by Israel. So there is a red line, but there is no red line,” she said.
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— Fleur Hassan Nahum (@FleurHassanN) March 11, 2024
The deputy mayor then referred to the need to defeat Hamas’ last stronghold in Rafah, which is key to destroying the terrorist organization.
“At the end of the day, the reality is that there are four Hamas battalions left in Rafah, south of Gaza,” she said. “We know [Hamas head] Yahya Sinwar is there and I know the hostages are there. If we’re actually going to win this war, we need to get into Rafa. ”
I don’t think there has ever been a war in which the attacked side, the victim, Israel, did more to help the people on the other side.
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— Fleur Hassan Nahum (@FleurHassanN) March 13, 2024
He argued that Israel should use this fact as “leverage to reach an agreement and rescue the hostages,” but added: “There is no doubt that we cannot tolerate a situation in which Hamas continues to remain in power. ” he explained.
“And for Hamas to lose power, we have to go to Rafah,” she said. “And ultimately, Israel has to make its own decisions, because our duty is to protect our people.”
Despite the domestic political reasons underlying the Biden administration’s various statements, she said that when they believe the United States can pressure Israel not to go to Rafah, He also claimed that it would still “harden Hamas’ negotiating stance toward Israel.”
“But if they actually know we’re coming to Rafah, they [Hamas] Will definitely be keen to actually trade [with Israel],” she said. “So it’s certainly not helpful to our negotiating position.”
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He emphasized how both the United States and Israel benefit from the alliance, while upholding Israel’s obligation to maintain sovereignty.
“I think it’s important that we act like a sovereign nation and be able to make our own decisions. Of course, we can’t live on islands,” she said. “America remains the world’s greatest power, and fortunately it remains an obstacle for countries that hate America and want to destroy and delegitimize America on the international stage.”
Hassan Nahum said the United States fully understands that Israel is the world’s “first line of defense.”
“As we saw on 9/11, no one is immune from jihadi fundamentalism, and the war that starts here in the name and under the auspices of Iran will not end here,” she said. .
The Vice Mayor concluded by speaking about his recent visit to the annual AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C., where he said he “saw a lot of support and understanding from both sides of the aisle.”
“So I left Washington, D.C., much more encouraged than I expected,” she added. “And that’s also the difference between reality and mere rhetoric.”
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @Joshua Klein.
