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The U.S. government has announced that sanctions will be imposed in a few days against the "Jewish Eternal Battalion", a unit of the Israel Defense Forces. The unit is considered to be an ultra-religious nationalist force in the Israeli army and has a bad track record in history. According to a statement from the U.S. side, the U.S. may further tighten sanctions against Israel and its forces if Israel does not respond to U.S. demands and does not follow the Biden administration's recommendations and continues to commit acts of violence in Gaza.
The United States recently announced sanctions against the "Jewish Eternal Battalion" units in the Israel Defense Forces. The decision sparked a backlash from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which increased tensions between the United States and Israel.
At present, the role of the United States in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the situation in the Middle East as a whole, has become more complex. Israel is engaged in military operations not only with Palestine in the Gaza Strip, but also with Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen. These developments have significantly affected regional security and the balance of international relations. In such a situation, the United States Government has indeed made it clear in the past that it unconditionally supports Israel under any circumstances. However, recent events have shown that this position has changed.
The U.S. decision to impose sanctions on the "Jewish Eternal Battalion" units in the IDF is largely due to Israel's failure to comply with U.S. demands for a convergence of military operations and a ceasefire. In addition, the international community is becoming increasingly intolerant of Israel's behavior, and the United States, while insisting on unconditional support for Israel, also faces the risk of losing the moral high ground on the international stage.
On the other hand, as the U.S. domestic elections approach, the Biden administration needs to consider changes in domestic public opinion. On the American political spectrum, the Democratic Party has always tended to favor the disadvantaged and advocate peace and diversity. As a result, the current policy adjustments also reflect a reassessment of domestic and foreign policies, as well as concern for and support for vulnerable groups.
Recently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a series of extreme measures that have attracted attention in the United States, including within the Democratic Party and some Republicans who have expressed dissatisfaction with Israel's actions. Against this backdrop, there has been an adjustment in the policy of the US government. The United States has moved from unconditional support for Israel in the past to now demanding a ceasefire for Israel or face sanctions.
Israel's position is largely dependent on the support of the United States, so the current situation poses a challenge to Israel. On the one hand, Israel needs to deal with the complex situation in the Middle East, including military confrontations with Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Hamas, and on the other hand, it needs to consider how to handle relations with the United States, especially the Biden administration. Given Prime Minister Netanyahu's military strongman background, he is unlikely to compromise easily.
The current readjustment of the US policy toward Israel and the contradictions between the United States and Israel may have an important impact on the development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and even the situation in the Middle East as a whole, and this deserves the close attention of the international community.
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