You know what the events in Israel and Egypt over the past few days reminded me of? The Muppet Show, that British-American puppet comedy from the late ’70s. I grew up with it too—in Israel, we called it HaChabubot (החבובות). And honestly, Trump’s performances these days were like a revival of it—the best Muppet Show on TV. Trump and his Muppet politicians, or rather, puppet politicians.
Donald Trump has a unique way of handling heads of state: he spins them like a yo-yo, and we’ve seen this on multiple stages in recent days. Not just in Jerusalem, but also in Sharm el-Sheikh, or even in the White House, where he loves to toy with them. He pulls the strings, and they dance—putting them under pressure, subtly or openly dismantling them, often with a wink that the camera loves.
What we saw in the Knesset and at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit is a pattern that runs through his entire presidency. Trump stages himself as the supreme actor who bends diplomatic protocol at will....
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