Trump’s puppet
I want to tell you a secret: A month ago when Netanyahu decided to allow Omar and Tlaib into the country they alreadty supported BDS and he knew it back then. There is only one reason for Netanyahu’s backtracking today – the pressure from Donald Trump
The ban is a stunning, unprecedented step, one that signals Israel, long a bastion of democracy in the Middle East, cannot tolerate criticism. For Netanyahu it sends message that he is Trump’s puppet, willing to damage the long-term relationship with US
Prime Minister Netanyahu respected the independence of our legislative branch when he accepted the invitation of the U.S. Congress to speak even though the executive branch was not enthusiastic about that address.
NEW: Prominent pro-Israel group AIPAC splits with Trump and Netanyahu, backs visit by Omar and Tlaib to Israel.
When even AIPAC doesn’t agree…
Okay, do we just have some sort of Russian Nesting Doll thing going on here? Putin uses Trump like a puppet, Trump uses Netanyahu the same way… Which autocrat is next up the chain? Normally I’d pick Erdogan, but he’s been banking too close to Islamofascism to be a viable option for Netanyahu to control that way.
Can’t be Orban, because of that whole anti-semitism thing. How does he feel about Bolsonaro?