Before the announcement made this Sunday, Israeli figures asked the United States to boycott Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit. Among the signatories of this petition we find, in particular, the writer David Grossman but also artists, a choreographer, painters, professors of medicine and numerous academics, reports our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michael Paul. In all, more than 3,500 personalities have signed this petition calling for a boycott of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Do not meet Israeli Prime Minister, calls for appeal to US president Joe Biden and to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutteres. Inviting him to speak at the United Nations General Assembly will give symbolic power and political leverage to a cynical populist, the petition’s signatories say.
Benyamin Netanyahu is described as “ great artist of duplicity and deception who gave legitimacy to racist, homophobic and fundamentalist political parties which until now operated on the fringes of the Israeli political spectrum », Proclaim the authors of this open letter, much criticized within the Israeli government majority.
American President Joe Biden has not received Benjamin Netanyahu since his return to power in Israel. He also criticized the Israeli government’s plan to reform the judicial system. To date, no meeting with American officials is currently planned during Benjamin Netanyahu’s next visit to the United States, a spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Minister told AFP.
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