As President Donald Trump's May 22 arrival in Israel approaches, everything that can go wrong in the relationship between the White House and the Israeli Prime Minister's Office seems to be going wrong. Until recently, both parties had kept their dirty laundry indoors. In the last two days, however, more and more problems have come to light, turning into a very public feud.
There was the president's packed schedule during his upcoming visit, the US’ refusal to allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accompany Trump to the Western Wall and elusive responses from the US administration about its position on the Western Wall's status and whether it falls under Israeli sovereignty. Each made headlines in Israel over the past few days, but suddenly disappeared when it was reported on May 16 that the source of the intelligence that Trump had shared with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was none other than Israel.
