Former ambassador Herzog warns Israel’s influence in Washington has diminished sharply under Trump
"I feel… that the level of intimacy in the relationship has been damaged. Israel’s influence on decision-making in the US has diminished greatly," former ambassador to the US Mike Herzog said.
Former US Ambassador to the US Mike Herzog stated in a 103FM interview on Thursday that Israel's influence on American decision-making has "diminished greatly" under the Trump administration. He noted a decline in the intimacy of the relationship between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, citing a recent meeting that lacked the usual closeness and significant decision-making, despite Netanyahu's positive portrayal. Herzog attributed this shift to several factors, including Trump's perception that Israel is dragging the US into an "endless war" with Iran, a narrative Trump dislikes. He also highlighted a broader, long-term erosion of Israel's standing in the US due to internal American processes, a delegitimization campaign, and past Israeli diplomatic missteps, such as Netanyahu's opposition to the Iran nuclear deal in Congress.
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