The Israeli leader was using Trump-style messaging and tactics long before there was a President Trump.
By Loveday Morris and Loveday Morris Jerusalem bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow Ruth Eglash Ruth Eglash Reporter covering Israel and the Palestinian territories Email Bio Follow March 19 at 6:00 AM JERUSALEM — He is accused of pandering to far-right elements previously considered beyond the pale even for many members of his own party, while sowing division to win votes.
“They are twins. It’s unbelievable,” said Ben Caspit, author of “The Netanyahu Years.” “You see it in their style, you see their behavior, even their language.” During his campaign, Netanyahu has been keen to stress his strong relationship with Trump, who recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the U.S. Embassy there. Huge campaign billboards alongside Israeli highways show the two men shaking hands. “Netanyahu, in a different league,” they read.
Both leaders have closed ranks as their closest advisers and confidants have given evidence against them in recent years. Just as Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen publicly testified against the president, three of Netanyahu’s closest advisers have agreed to give evidence against the Israeli leader.
In one recent broadcast he appeared via video link with its presenter, Eliraz Sade, a reality-television star, as they watched recorded clips of supporters of the prime minister’s Likud party telling him what a great job he has done for the country over the past decade.“Of course I have time,” Netanyahu replied. “This is exactly what we don’t see in the media.”
Mitchell Barak, an Israeli American pollster who was an adviser to Netanyahu in the early 1990s, called it “an Israeli version of ‘deep state’ — the deep-left effort to unseat Netanyahu.” The farther right In the United States, Trump has embraced far-right figures, such as Rep. Steve King , who has repeatedly made remarks widely rebuked as racist even by members of his party and has declined to criticize white supremacists for their role in violence in Charlottesville in 2017.
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