There is an old Jewish saying: Don’t provoke a king unless you are prepared to live with the consequences. Whether Americans like it or not, whether Israelis like it or not, Donald Trump sits in the White House. He commands the most powerful military on earth, controls the diplomatic machinery of the United States, and possesses the ability to make life either easier or far more difficult for the Jewish State.

That is why I find some of the public criticism of Trump coming out of Israel strategically reckless. Not because Trump is beyond criticism. He is not. Not because his policies are always correct. They are not. Politics is the art of surviving in an imperfect world.

Many Israelis seem to believe that publicly humiliating Trump, mocking him, or openly challenging him carries no consequences. They are making a dangerous assumption. Trump’s political career has demonstrated one consistent trait: he rarely forgets a perceived slight, and he rarely forgives one. Friends can become enemies overnight. Allies can suddenly find........

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