No official decision has been made, but if the U.S. does boycott Itmar Ben-Gvir, it will mark an unprecedented development.
Israeli Jewish Power party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks in Jerusalem on Oct. 30. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images
Israel's extreme right parties saw unprecedented success in Tuesday's election, with the Jewish supremacist Religious Zionism list set to win 14 seats — the highest number of seats for the radical right in the history of Israel.
U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios Blinken and Sullivan said that while the Biden administration will work with any elected government in Israel, it might have a problem working with specific politicians, but didn’t name them. The U.S. officials told Axios there is no formal policy decision about Ben-Gvir yet, but the administration’s thinking in recent weeks was that they wouldn't work with him. It is unclear if the administration is considering making the same decision about Smotrich or other members of their parties"We are pleased to see such strong voter turnout for the Knesset election," a White House national security spokesperson said.
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