The path to Washington passes through Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC,
Ben Caspit writes in Al Monitor, “It was Nov. 3, 2011. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were talking on the margins of the G20 summit in Cannes. A technical glitch caused their microphones to broadcast their private conversation to the reporters in a nearby hall. “I cannot bear Netanyahu. He’s a liar,” Sarkozy told Obama, unaware that reporters were listening to their conversation. “You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him even more often than you,” Obama replied.”
“On July 16, after President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit in Helsinki, the two leaders appeared before journalists impatiently waiting to hear what had taken place at the meeting. It appeared that the main topic the leaders of the two superpowers agreed on was Benjamin Netanyahu. They stood there, at the conclusion of a summit of global importance, and talked about the prime minister of Israel. Trump emphasized how much Putin admires Netanyahu, while Putin praised Trump’s support of Netanyahu and Trump’s deep commitment to Israeli security.”…
“In the interim, the world has turned upside down: negative has turned to positive, universal contempt and scorn have morphed into global admiration. Until recently, Netanyahu had been viewed in the global arena as a serial liar and con man who could not be trusted. The Israeli prime minister was considered a troublemaker and agitator whose only aspiration was to perpetuate the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and to rule over the Palestinian people. Obama scorned him. European leaders didn’t want to hear from him. Arab leaders viewed him like a red flag. Asian countries shrugged their shoulders, and African nations weren’t interested.”
Donald Trump ,Jared Kushner and Binyamin Netanyahu
“Today, however, Netanyahu is seen as one of the strongest, most well-known leaders in the world, a mega celebrity in global halls of influence and a mover and shaker on the international stage. Everybody is knocking at his door. Netanyahu has transformed from persona non grata at the White House into the leader with the most influence over the current US president (if one ignores for a moment the inexplicable relationship between Trump and Putin). Netanyahu speaks often with Putin, sometimes twice a week, conducts a secret affair with most of the Sunni Arab world, is idolized in India and China, and is even leaving his mark in Central and Eastern Europe.” (more…)