Gershom Gorenberg on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s disastrous visit to Washington:
Mr. Netanyahu wanted badly to go to Washington. He wanted to warm himself in the worship of thousands of delegates at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual convention, far from the cacophony of his unruly ruling coalition. He knew that if he didn’t get White House time during his visit, the media back home would report, chorally, that he’d caused a rift in relations with Israel’s essential ally. To end the spat with the administration over Israeli construction in East Jerusalem, he made some half-publicized promises to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and got his invite to meet President Barack Obama.
And perhaps during this meeting he learned (if Benjamin Netanyahu ever learns) that you should be terribly careful what you wish for.
