US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pointed out on Sunday that the US will oppose the creation of new settlements in the occupied West Bank by the new Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, and also asked it to respect “fundamental democratic principles”, referring here to ” rights of LGBT+ people”.

“We will also continue to unequivocally oppose any actions that jeopardize the two-state solution, especially against colonial expansion, measures to annex the West Bank, violations of the historic status quo of holy sites, demolitions and expulsions, and incitement to violence.” , – said the head of American diplomacy, Anthony Blinken, in an intervention in the progressive American pro-Israel group J Street, reported France-Presse and Agerpres.

Binyamin Netanyahu received the mandate to form the new government of Israel, after early elections on November 1, his right-wing bloc managed to form a majority together with the ultra-orthodox and far-right formations.

In his speech on Sunday, Blinken nevertheless congratulated Netanyahu, whose relationship with the US was often strained during his previous terms as prime minister. But “we will judge the government (of Israel) on the basis of its policies, not on the basis of individual personalities,” he added, also noting that the administration of US President Joe Biden will work “without respite” to maintain a “horizon of expectation” in the conditions view of the creation of a Palestinian state.

Benjamin Netanyahu: “I will decide what policy will be applied in Israel”

Taking part in government talks, Netanyahu signed a coalition agreement on Thursday with one of the three far-right organizations, Religious Zionism, which was given a key position in the Ministry of Defense in the field of colonization in the West Bank, and the leader of this organization, Bezalel Smotrich, in a joint statement with Netanyahu mentioned the intention to “develop colonization”.

The US secretary of state also asked Netanyahu to respect “fundamental democratic principles, including the rights of LGBT+ people”, after another coalition agreement struck by the incoming Israeli prime minister with a far-right leader who opposes the LGBT+ movement drew her ire.

Asked about Blinken’s statement in an interview with the American station NBC on Sunday, Netanyahu said: “I will decide what policy will be applied in Israel.”