Netanyahu and Kushner's diplomatic masquerade
Neither Israeli media nor the Israeli political class showed any interest in the most recent meeting between White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, after their Aug. 24 meeting were generic, devoid of any real content. It was obvious that even they had a hard time faking the energy one would expect were progress made on the diplomatic front.
Less than four months have passed since headlines heralded the “ultimate deal” that Trump would present to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The best way to describe the meeting between Netanyahu and Kushner is “anti-climactic.”
Even TV news reports, which tend to spend late August longing for important news, could not overcome a complete lack of interest in the meeting. The main news broadcasts on Channel 2 and Channel 10 waited until the second half of their shows before even reporting on the meeting, which followed a report about how Iran is increasing its presence in Syria, a story about crime, a report on the charges filed against the Halamish terrorist and a report on a traffic accident.
The meeting lasted more than three hours, but reports about it were brief. While photos of the two men seem to suggest a lot of affection and warmth, they also looked like mere photo ops.
