https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-849389
Had Obama or former president Joe Biden announced direct talks with Iran, Netanyahu and his allies would have slammed the move.
Both the announcement and the prime minister’s silence reveal how different the US-Israel relationship is today compared to the Obama years, the last time a US president directly engaged with the Iranians.
But that support comes with a cost. In this case, the price is a loss of some autonomy. Given everything Trump has done for Israel, it is now politically unthinkable for Jerusalem to say “no” to this president.
Had Obama or former president Joe Biden announced direct talks with Iran, Netanyahu and his allies would have slammed the move. But not with Trump – a reminder that even the warmest friendships come with strings attached. In this case, that string is an inability to object.
What's the comparison?
ReplyDeleteIf Biden or Obama announced direct talks, it would've been about how to give the Iranians the bomb. When Trump arranges direct talks, it's to stop them from getting the bomb. Maybe that's why Israel isn't protesting.