Why is the president silent when Trump humiliates Israel?
It is not surprising that Netanyahu and his followers forgot the campaigns against external interference in elections following the mafia-like support announcement of the US president. But where is the symbol of Israeli statesmanship who…
Assessment
The question being asked is why Israel's president has not publicly responded to what the writer sees as humiliating treatment of Israel by the U.S. president. The piece contrasts the silence with how Netanyahu and his supporters previously campaigned against foreign interference in elections, yet now welcome the U.S. president's partisan endorsement. The core tension is between the president's role as a unifying national figure and his apparent unwillingness to state the obvious when it might embarrass the prime minister. Watch whether the president breaks his silence or whether this becomes another test of institutional independence.