‘Terrific, businesslike’ relationship with ‘Bibi’

Levy pushes on the Obama-Netanyahu relationship.

He’s met with “Bibi” more than any other world leader, Obama points out, and has “a terrific, businesslike relationship.” It’s sometimes “blunt” but “we get stuff done.”

The US has a center-left government and Israel has a more conservative government, he allows, which wasn’t always the case.

“The bottom line is that Israel’s security is going to be at the forefront.” It’s not a factor of who’s president or prime minister.

What about reports of private conversations when he ostensibly aired criticisms? “Any time you read something where the president allegedly said something in a private meeting, I think you should … take that with a pinch of salt.”

Bottom line: Differences in policy between the two leaderships, he stresses, “end up being bridged and resolved.”