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Vol.1 Issue 26, December 2020 ELITE

Consequently, Biden stated, through one of his election campaign officials, that on a personal level, he
would not engage much with the North Korean leader and would not meet him “without preconditions ”.
Continuing with the nuclear files, just as Saudi Arabiawas happy with the US withdrawal from the Iranian
nuclear deal, so was Israel, and the government of Netanyahu in particular, which enjoyed four years of
coexistence with Trump. As for Biden, although he describes himself as a Zionist and a friend of nine
Israeli prime ministers, as well as his vice-president Harris, who vowed at an official conference to give
Israel “38 billion dollars ” to defend its security if she wins, a dispute could arise between the Biden
administration and the far-right government of Netanyahu, who is best known for his rivalry with Obama
and believes that Biden is likely to represent Obama's third term.

This is by virtue of the fact that Biden pledged to restore US participation in the Iranian nuclear agreement,

and is likely to express his support for the two-state solution talks, and his opposition to the Israeli
settlement in the occupied territories, and in this context, Biden vowed, if he won, to re-extend the US aid
to the Palestinians, cut off under Trump. Indeed, this indicates that Trump, being the greatest populist
leader, his defeat and the Democrat Biden ’s victory represent a heavy blow to many world leaders,
especially the populist regimes with a right-wing and nationalist tendency, such as the Netanyahu
government, Erdo ğan, Putin and others whose names are not mentioned. However, what is significant to
realize is that Biden ’s victory may not be an inevitable defeat for these regimes, and this is because the
Congress, which is divided between a democratic majority in the House and a Republican majority in the
Senate, may hinder his decisions, which he aims to undertake, especially at the external level. Also, the
current situation in the United States makes it a priority for the president-elect to contain the rampant
Covid-19 outbreak crisis, as well as the unprecedented disruption in economic activity.

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