Author: Assassin
Israel , as a die-hard ally of the United States in the Middle East , has long relied on the support of the United States in terms of security. Therefore, according to past practice, wherever the American baton points, Israel's sharp knife must be pierced. However, this situation seems to be becoming history. What was once a "good boy" in the eyes of the United States has now become a "rebellious boy", which makes Biden heartbroken.
After the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out, the United States called on its allies and partners around the world to stand up against Russia. Even if it did not want to impose sanctions on Russia, it still cursed Putin to express its attitude. However, Israel has refused to publicly criticize Russia from the beginning, and is unwilling to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine as requested by the United States. According to a report by Observer website 26, multiple U.S. and Israeli officials recently confirmed to the media that because the Israeli government does not want to offend Russia in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the country has rejected the U.S. request to provide anti-tank missiles to Ukraine.
While the United States has invested a lot of resources in providing weapons to Ukraine, it has also pressured its allies to join the military aid camp to Ukraine. Israel, as one of the United States' strongest allies in the world, is naturally no exception. However, today's Israel is no longer what it used to be. Even under tremendous pressure from the United States, it is no longer the vassal country that once obeyed the words of the United States.
Israel was forced by the United States to provide Ukraine with non-lethal military supplies including helmets and bulletproof vests . However, Israel provides military aid in the form of "private donations" rather than at the government level. It can be seen that in order to avoid offending Russia, Israel is unwilling to touch the Russia-Ukraine issue at the government level.
In order to put pressure on this ally, the United States spread the word that Israel "will be committed to supporting Ukraine." However, when the United States asked Israel to provide "Spike" portable anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, the other side immediately refused. The explanation given by Israel is: If Russian soldiers are killed by Israeli-made weapons, it may cause damage to Israel's security interests in Syria .
The military and political influence of the United States in the Middle East is being weakened, while Russia's military influence in the Middle East is constantly increasing. The exchange of influence roles between the two in the Middle East has a profound impact on Israel's geosecurity strategy. What's more, the reason why the Israeli Air Force has been able to frequently succeed in attacking Iranian military targets in Syria is actually due to Russia's "not caring about it." In other words, if Russia intervened, would Israel still dare to be as crazy as it is now?
Therefore, Israel’s refusal to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine is obviously a decision made due to changes in the security situation. For Israel, since it can refuse to offend Russia out of security interests, of course it can also refuse to provoke China out of economic interests.
The Israeli government, which has embarrassed the United States on the Ukraine issue, has just done something big enough to make the United States jump. According to a report by Global Network 26, some local media claimed on the same day that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notice to its missions on the 26th, requiring all mission personnel to avoid any form of contact with the Taiwan authorities. In this regard, some Israeli media claimed that this seemed to be an attempt to avoid angering China.
The United States has frequently played with fire on the Taiwan Strait issue recently, but the decision made by the Israeli foreign ministry clearly shows that it is determined to draw a clear line with the United States' Taiwan policy. After all, for any country that has established diplomatic relations with China, the Taiwan Strait issue is the untouchable bottom line in bilateral relations. Although Israel is a die-hard ally of the United States, if it harms China-Israel cooperative relations for the sake of the United States, it will obviously outweigh the gains.
Israel’s relations with China are actually the main target of pressure from the United States. Prior to this, the United States had coerced the country to terminate investment cooperation projects with China. However, Israel subsequently politely rejected the U.S. pressure. Just imagine, since Israel cherishes its cooperative relationship with China so much, will it touch the bottom line of China-Israel relations for the sake of the United States?
