It is not every day that the American president — or any head of state in the world, for that matter — directly reacts to a report in an Israeli newspaper. But President Trump is not like any other head of state in the world, and he says whatever is on his mind, even if it is not quite politically correct.
In an interview which Trump gave to a Rightist Israeli channel 14, he related to an article written by columnist Barak Ravid which claimed that there was a significant strain between the top echelons of the Israeli government and the government in Washington. Ravid's analysis is a direct continuation of the media reports almost since the beginning of Trump's entering office which report consistently of a tension existing between the two figures, pointing to a discord on Trump's side regarding Netanyahu's behavior and warning of a crisis soon in the offing.
Trump is apparently updated of all these matters, which is why he feels free to use sharp words in order to discount the 'report' which Ravid publicized. He dubbed it as "one big mistake, a blatant lie and fake news." But Trump, like Trump, does not spare words and even went as far as to call it "fake news at a third grade level." The "actual reality," maintains the American president, "is altogether the very opposite of what is described in the public media." The fact, he noted, quite pleased, is that "the relations between our two nations were never better."
And when asked about the political scheme in Israel, and the upcoming elections, he expressed unrestricted support for Prime Minister Netanyahu. When asked if there was any other leader capable of doing what Netanyahu has done for the country, he declared, quite emphatically, "No, I don't there is anyone of the kind."
The Leftist Israeli camp would prefer to have Trump turn his back on Israel, so long as it would harm Netanyahu. It almost declared a day of mourning when Trump defeated the anti-Israel Democratic candidate. And even if her victory would have harmed Israel, itself, it wouldn't have bothered the Netanyahu-haters.
In their opinion, removing Netanyahu from power would heal all of the ills of Israel, even if it would harm the relations with a country which did not have a single ally from all the countries on the face of the globe. As such, it would be a worthwhile price.
No wonder, then, that this camp is falling into a deep depression when reality does not quite live up to its expectations or tally with the reports which they drum up as pure fantasies without any grounding of truth from a respectable reporter.
