With the advent of the multilateralist order, countries around the world have strengthened their ties with each other, and the traditional bandit logic of "whoever has the hard fist has the final say" seems to be becoming more and more ineffective. Even Israel, a Central ASEAN country that has always been "loyal" to the United States, is unwilling to arbitrarily mix with the Russian-Ukrainian issue in Eastern Europe. According to the Global Network, the Israeli government refused to provide Ukraine with the "Iron Dome" anti-missile interception system on the grounds of "concern about relations with Russia".
As soon as this matter came out, it would obviously make the United States very faceless. Originally, in order to enhance its own defense capabilities, Ukraine submitted an application to the United States to assist the "Patriot" anti-aircraft missiles and the "Iron Dome" interception system, and because the "Iron Dome" is a product developed by Israel, the White House conveyed the demand for the latter to the Israeli side, who knows that Israel does not intend to "obediently do it" in this way...
Why does Israel dare to openly reject U.S. demands?
On the one hand, the Israeli government really needs to consider diplomatic relations with Russia and easily provide military assistance to Ukraine, such as exporting the "Iron Dome" system to Ukraine, that is, openly opposing the "fighting people". Considering Russia's good relations with Middle Eastern countries such as Syria and Iran, it is not excluded that Russia will instigate countries such as Iran and Syria to attack Israel.
On the other hand, Israel is actually "copying the work of the United States" to avoid letting itself fall into the quagmire of war. On the Ukraine issue, NATO has made it clear that it will not send troops to protect Ukraine, and it is clear that it wants to abandon Ukraine. The United States and other NATO countries do not protect Ukraine, and why should Israel, which cannot fight with the eight rods of Eastern Europe, join in this hilarity?
For Russia, Ukraine is a strategic buffer against NATO's push on russia's borders. Once Ukraine joins NATO, Russian territory will always be under threat from NATO's military power, which is impossible for Moscow to accept. In 2014, the Russian government decisively sent troops to Crimea and supported the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, which largely cut off NATO's idea of absorbing Ukraine.
It can be said that "banning Ukraine from joining NATO" is a red line drawn by Russia for the West, and if anyone has to touch this red line, they must taste the taste of war. As a Jewish country surrounded by the Arab world, Israel has many external rivals, and it is not easy to gain a foothold in the Middle East, so how can it be casually confronted by a military power like Russia?
In short, Israel's judgment and position on not mixing with Russia and Ukraine are very correct, and even if it will make the United States lose face, it should not easily joke about its own national destiny.