The Prime Minister of Israel is testing the patience of the US administration. “Bibi behaves like a madman”
Some representatives of the Trump administration are already annoyed by the recalculated attitude of Netanyahu. One of them told Axios: “Bibi behaves like a madman. He bombed something all the time (…). This can make it difficult for what Trump intends to achieve in Middle East relations. “
A spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt admitted that the president was surprised by Israeli attacks on the purposes of Syria, as well as the Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip. She added, however, that Trump “enjoy good, working relations with the prime minister of Bibi Netanyahu”, and the president often contacts the head of the Israeli government.
Clemens Chay, an expert from the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore, estimates that Trump himself emboldens the Israeli government, because he supports his initiatives even when they can torpedo Washington plans for the Middle East. Prime Minister Netanyahu is convinced that he can be a “Trump charmer” – emphasizes Chay in an interview with Time.
The magazine reminds that Israel has attacked Syria right now that Trump is seeking good relations with this country; He bombed Iran, although it was then that negotiations on the US nuclear agreement with Tehran were pending. The day after agreeing on the truce with Damascus, developed thanks to the intervention of the special envoy of Washington Tom Barracka, Israeli forces bombed the headquarters of the Syrian army and objects near the Presidential Palace in Damascus.
Netanyahu nominated Trump for a special prize
Netanyahu ensures the constant support of the White House to a large extent thanks to “playing on the love of Trump's own” such ideas as nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, but it may turn out that he will cross the boundaries set by representatives of the US administration, “says Chay.
There are situations in which Trump is irritated on Netanyahu. When the US president announced a suspension of weapons in conflict with Iran, and Israel continued attacks on Iranian objects, Trump told journalists that “he is not satisfied with Iran, but this is not really satisfied with Israel.”
However, it seems that the Israeli government is mainly exposed to the members of the Trump's office, and the president himself – as Axios reports, citing an interview with the administration representative – there is no objections to the actions of Israeli forces in Syria.
