Congratulating Benjamin Netanyahu, the US must issue a clear China warning

Benjamin Netanyahu is set for a historic sixth return to the Israeli prime minister’s office. Tuesday’s election results suggest that Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party will lead a coalition of far-right and religious parties to a comfortable 65+ seat majority in the Knesset.

The Biden administration should congratulate Netanyahu on his remarkable victory. Biden should recommit that America will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear strike capability. But the president and Congress should also make clear that they will not quietly tolerate two developments negative to U.S. interests: the willful undermining of America’s alliance with Jordan and, as a priority, continued high-level Israeli cooperation with China.