Israel: My Response to the Day 815 Briefing from The Times of Israel
In addition to Iran's ballistic missile production, Hezbollah's disarmament, the deradicalization of Hamas, and everything else of core substance they need to cover, should Netanyahu ask Trump to call out right-wing American antisemitic conspiracy theorists (Carlson, Fuentes and Owens)? It's fine to criticize the govt of Israel within reasonable bounds, but when prominent conservative influencers start blaming Charlie Kirk's death and Epstein's sex-trafficking ring on Mossad, when they start calling Netanyahu a baby-killer, when they gang up on Ben Shapiro's Amfest speech instead of rising to his defense, does Trump himself need to say something - does he need to start naming and shaming - or is it more strategic for him to remain "above" the MAGA-Israel meltdown?
And here is my follow-up later in the day:
Trump and Netanyahu handled the situation very well at the press briefing after their meeting in Mar-a-Lago. The Israel Prize is a very great honor, and Trump in turn underscored Netanyahu's exceptional wartime leadership. I look forward to TOI's briefing tomorrow.
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