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The biggest rift in history is currently being seen in the diplomatic and strategic relations between America and Israel. The news of intense heat and bad language during a recent phone call between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shocked the whole world.
American news website Axios According to a sensational report, Donald Trump was extremely angry over Israel’s continuously increasing military attacks and heavy bombings in Lebanon. Due to this resentment, he not only reprimanded Netanyahu severely, but also used very harsh and derogatory words.
“If it weren’t for me you would be in jail…”
The excerpts of this conversation leaked by intelligence sources and American officials are no less than a film drama. According to the report, Trump even openly called the Israeli Prime Minister ‘mad’ during the phone conversation. Trump reminded Netanyahu how big a role America and Trump himself have played in saving him from political and legal troubles (corruption trials).
Direct and sharp words of leaked conversation
While sharing the details of the phone call, an American official said that Trump shouted to Netanyahu and said-
“You have gone completely crazy. If I had not stood behind you as President, you would have been rotting behind bars in corruption cases by now. I am here saving your life and your political credibility, and you are spoiling the game. Because of your actions today, everyone in the whole world hates you, and because of this people have started hating Israel too.”
Diplomatic differences: Why did the two leaders clash?
There was not only personal resentment behind this entire dispute, but there were two different paths of diplomacy behind it, which you can easily understand from the table given below:
| basis of comparison | Donald Trump’s stance (US Perspective) | Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance (Israel Stance) |
| military action in lebanon | Want immediate ceasefire, so that peace can be restored in the area. | Continued heavy-handed attacks against Hezbollah in Beirut and southern Lebanon. |
| negotiations with iran | Want to quickly conclude the ongoing peace talks with Iran. | The first priority is to completely crush Iran and its supported groups militarily. |
| global image and loss | Concerned about the international reputation of Israel and the US due to heavy civilian casualties. | Insistence to ignore any international pressure or criticism for the security of the country. |
Fear of backfire on Iran deal and diplomacy
The biggest reason behind this fierce fight is America’s ongoing talks with Iran. In fact, the Trump administration is currently very close to making a big and historic agreement with Iran, in which a ceasefire in Lebanon is considered an essential condition. Iran had already warned that if Israel did not stop its bombing in Lebanon and Beirut, it would immediately suspend (cancel) all ongoing negotiations with the US.
This is why Trump was clearly fuming with anger and at one point he shouted on the phone and directly asked- “What the hell are you doing? Do you want to ruin my whole plan?”
What was the ground effect of this rebuke?
According to the report of Axios, the effect of this heavy and aggressive rebuke of Trump is beginning to be seen on the ground as well. Sources claim that after this conversation, Israel has currently postponed its plan to carry out major air strikes in Beirut. However, after this phone call, Netanyahu issued a public statement and tried to show that he was firm on his terms, but American officials say that in reality Trump completely ‘steamrolled’ Netanyahu (under pressure), after which the Israeli Prime Minister was forced to retreat. The coming days are going to be very critical in this ongoing diplomatic war in the Middle East.
