Coaster from the Israeli administration. May Golan, newly promoted minister without portfolio, was to be named consul general in New York, a post that usually serves as a bridge between the Jewish state and American Jewry. His appointment was poorly received in the United States, which seems to force Israel to back down.
An application ultimately rejected. According to a political source within Likud, the party of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the appointment of the minister May Golan as Israel’s consul general in New York was becoming too embarrassing for the country’s diplomacy, according to our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michael Paul. Supporter of the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories, she cut her teeth at Jewish Power, the party of the minister Itamar Ben Gvirbefore joining the Likud of which she embodies the hard wing.
Proud to be racist
In the past, she had campaigned against asylum seekers in south Tel Aviv in her capacity as city councilor for the city. And she had confessed to feeling proud of being a racist. In 2014, she also confided in avoiding restaurants with African employees, for fear of illness.
His nomination drew eyebrows from the American Jewish community and was openly condemned by the Anti Defamation League, one of the major Jewish organizations in the United States. ” We condemn this type of rhetoric “, in particular affirmed for his part a spokesperson for the American State Department. Critics also in Israel of several former Israeli ambassadors who felt that the appointment to a sensitive diplomatic post of a politician who speaks a lot and loudly was simply the height of stupidity.
The post of Israel’s consul general in New York became vacant after Asaf Zamir resigned in protest at the dismissal of the defense minister Yoav Gallantwhich was ultimately not approved.
We always knew that you are a racist, a bigot, and not a very impressive individual overall. Now, we also know that your English communication skills are slim and hardly evoke respect. A “classic” Netanyahu appointee (especially for a position that requires exquisite English).
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