(JNS) One cannot help but notice the widespread delight surrounding media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly cursed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call. What a spectacle! Much of the reporting relied on anonymous accounts, and sources hostile to both Trump and Netanyahu have every interest in exaggerating the tone, content and significance of what was allegedly said.
The two villains of the international imagination—burned in effigy in public squares, demonized in the media and condemned in political discourse—have suddenly become the stars of a new drama. The larger villain scolds the smaller one and tells him exactly what much of the prime-time audience wants to hear: “Everyone hates you. I told you so.”
But let us look at the facts.
Trump pressured Netanyahu into accepting a ceasefire that Iran has made a precondition for any diplomatic engagement, apparently accepting the ayatollahs’ promises at face value. Yet since March 2, when the war orchestrated by Iran began, Hezbollah has launched 5,500 missiles at Israeli military targets and another...
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