Israelis are waking up. They see that President Donald Trump is not the bosom buddy they insisted he was.  

As his peace negotiations with Iran have shown, the man is an egotistical, self-serving snake oil salesman. While sidelining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , he has cobbled together a Memo of Understanding (MOU) with Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei that undermines Israel’s security.

Why am I not surprised? Simple. I’ve been wise to Trump for decades.

When I moved to Israel from the US seven years ago, I was appalled to discover that three quarters of Israelis adored the man. From conservative cab drivers to liberal animal rights activists, when people heard my American-accented Hebrew, their immediate reaction was “Go Trump!” Though disgusted, I understood.

During his first term in the White House, Trump gave Israel the keys to the car with no restrictions on speeding or drinking behind the wheel. You want us to move the US embassy to Jerusalem? Done. You want to establish more settlements in the disputed territories? Build with my blessings, kinderlach. When he took all the credit for the Abraham Accords, Israelis let him.  

I remembered Trump when I........

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