Trump Blew the Chance to Denounce anti-Semitism. Netanyahu Bailed Him Out With a Kosher Stamp
Netanyahu hands Trump the validation, flattery and support he clearly thrives on, supporting the U.S. president as he sidesteps fears of rising anti-Semitism since his inauguration.
Allison Kaplan Sommer Feb 16, 2017 9:35 AM
It was a feel-good press conference by design and the man that everyone was trying to help feel good was President Donald J. Trump. First in line to make a supreme effort to help him feel that way was his guest, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was surely hoping that he could put Trump in a cheerful mood before the two men and their aides sat down to hammer out policy.
Battered by the crisis swirling around the resignation of his National Security Adviser General Michael Flynn, the dispiriting battering of his Executive Order on Immigration by the courts, and the troubled nomination of Andrew Puzder as Labor Secretary, it was clear that Trump was in dire need of a grand moment standing in front of the shiny gold curtains at the White House, his family and top aides in the front row of the press conference - Melania and Ivanka Trump, senior advisors Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner and policy director Stephen Miller.
Netanyahu didn’t disappoint, handing Trump the validation, flattery and support he clearly thrives on, dwelling on topics close to the U.S. president’s heart like the fight against “radical Islamic terrorism” and using the tagline that is also the name of Trump’s famous book, “the art of the deal.”
Most importantly, in a declaration already being referred to widely in Israel as a “kosher stamp,” Netanyahu declared unequivocally: "I’ve known the president and his family and his team for a long time, and there is no greater supporter of the Jewish people and the Jewish state than President Donald Trump. I think we should put that to rest." Netanyahu made his assertion of Trump's deep friendship despite the fact that the 70-year-old American president has never visited Israel.
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