It has become increasingly clear in recent weeks that relations between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are not in their best state.
This public strain comes after an earlier period of tension last year just days before the announcement of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and a prisoner exchange deal.
“Everyone is sick of you, Bibi”
A newly published book has revealed details of a tense phone call between the U.S. president and the Israeli prime minister. The book Regime Change by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan claims that the call between Trump and Netanyahu included a sharp rebuke during which the U.S. president shouted at Netanyahu and reportedly insulted him.
According to the book, Trump told Netanyahu during the call, also attended by Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff, that “everyone is tired of you, Bibi, every Jew is tired of you, even the two Jews who were on the line with us,” referring to Kushner and Witkoff.
The revelations appear in a chapter covering developments during the first year of Trump’s second term and shed light on behind-the-scenes dynamics involving senior U.S. officials and foreign leaders as well as internal White House discussions.
The account comes amid renewed tensions between the two leaders over the U.S. Iran agreement and the war in Lebanon. Trump has also recently described Netanyahu as “a f***ing madman” and reportedly rebuked Israel, saying “You don’t need to flatten an apartment building every time you’re trying to target someone.”
This public strain comes after an earlier period of tension last year just days before the announcement of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and a prisoner exchange deal.
“Everyone is sick of you, Bibi”
A newly published book has revealed details of a tense phone call between the U.S. president and the Israeli prime minister. The book Regime Change by journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan claims that the call between Trump and Netanyahu included a sharp rebuke during which the U.S. president shouted at Netanyahu and reportedly insulted him.
According to the book, Trump told Netanyahu during the call, also attended by Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff, that “everyone is tired of you, Bibi, every Jew is tired of you, even the two Jews who were on the line with us,” referring to Kushner and Witkoff.
The revelations appear in a chapter covering developments during the first year of Trump’s second term and shed light on behind-the-scenes dynamics involving senior U.S. officials and foreign leaders as well as internal White House discussions.
The account comes amid renewed tensions between the two leaders over the U.S. Iran agreement and the war in Lebanon. Trump has also recently described Netanyahu as “a f***ing madman” and reportedly rebuked Israel, saying “You don’t need to flatten an apartment building every time you’re trying to target someone.”
