U.S. President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) called the U.S. recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights in March 2019 as “a blatant political move” to benefit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the Israeli elections later that month.
In a statement, Neera Tanden, the president and CEO of the left-wing public policy and advocacy group Center for American Progress, called the “unilateral decision” by U.S. President Donald Trump “a blatant political move to boost the chances of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections and earn political points here at home.”
The OMB is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President, which oversees the performance of federal agencies and administers the federal budget.
Despite Tanden’s critical statement, under her leadership, the Center for American Progress hosted Netanyahu in November 2015 to the consternation of far-left groups.