Analysis: The Israeli prime minister is in dire legal and political peril. His friend in the White House is going to try to bail him out
Asked recently by CNN’s Jake Tapper whether the Trump administration had any reaction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to court the racist party Jewish Power amid his re-election bid—a divisive move that has earned the Israeli prime minister widespread condemnation in the United States—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the following: “We’re not about to get involved in, to interfere in the election of a democracy. Elections campaigns are tough. We’ll allow the Israeli people to sort this out.
Let’s be clear: American presidents have been mucking around in Israeli politics for decades. So if Trump did get involved, he would have plenty of historical company. evincing no special attachment to Israel. Before leaving for Washington for the March 1989 meeting, Foreign Minister Misha Arens had advised Shamir that Bush would “cut your balls off” – and he wasn’t wrong. When the Israelis sought $10 billion in housing loan guarantees to absorb Soviet Jews in 1991, both Bush and Secretary of State James Baker said no, secured congressional support to postpone the issue, and imposed conditions Shamir would not accept.
This time, the U.S. meddling didn’t work. Peres ran a bad campaign and Netanyahu, who never forgot Clinton’s interference, became prime minister. I wouldn’t underestimate Trump’s willingness to jettison Netanyahu in a heartbeat if there were a compelling reason to do. In fact, given Trump’s desire for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, his goals might be better served by a new government along the lines of the more centrist Gantz-Lapid coalition squaring off against Bibi.
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