Freakout 2.0 ?
Israel supporters are freaking out over the fact Biden hasn’t called Netanyahu yet
Almost a month into the Biden presidency Benjamin Netanyahu is still sitting by the phone waiting for his first phone call.
By Michael Arria February 11, 2021
Joe Biden has been president for almost a month, but he still hasn’t called the leader of America’s closest ally yet.
“Is Biden Ghosting Netanyahu?,” Yahoo wonders. “Call Me Maybe?” is a headline writer’s joke at The Guardian.
“To Netanyahu’s sorrow, it seems that the Americans are very interested in proving that Biden is not such a close personal friend of the prime minister,” laments a columnist at the Israeli paper Makor Rishon.
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon even tweeted the Prime Minister’s number at Biden’s Twitter account and called him to phone Netanyahu.
@POTUS Joe Biden, you have called world leaders from#Canada#Mexico#UK#India#France#Germany#Japan#A ustralia#SouthKorea#Russia
Might it now be time to call the leader of #Israel, the closest ally of the #US?
The PM's number is: XXX-X-XXXXXXX pic.twitter.com/OYgPvVga6F
— Ambassador Danny Danon | דני דנון (@dannydanon) February 10, 2021
mondoweiss.net/2021/02/israel-supporters-are-freaking-out-over-the-fact-biden-hasnt-called-netanyahu-yet/
February 12, 2021 Updated 8 hours ago
White House denies Biden is snubbing Israel's Netanyahu
Asked if the delay in a Biden courtesy call was meant to disrespect the Israeli leader. Psaki said: “
It is not an intentional dis. Prime Minister Netanyahu is someone the president has known for some time.” Biden, she said, was “looking forward to having the conversation.”
reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-israel/white-house-denies-biden-is-snubbing-israels-netanyahu-idUSKBN2AC2HY
Wonder if NYT realizes now what their over the top cartoons may have done.
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