Why Bennett Is Safe for Now 

A better question to ask is, when did the marriage take place?

So far, the relationship between the two beleaguered leaders has been a one-way street. Naftali Bennett has been the loyal partner, promising to improve ties with Congressional Democrats and to keep any disputes private. The Biden administration is not reciprocating.

Let’s start with Vienna. Secretary of State Antony Blinken may have expressed pessimism for the nuclear talks with Iran, but this hasn’t changed America’s zeal for a deal.

Michael Makovsky, a former Pentagon official and current CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), described his recent meeting with senior Israeli defense officials as follows: “They perceive America as checked out, adrift, pusillanimous, and desperate to avoid military confrontation.”