When a reporter at an Oval Office briefing asked Trump about the Turkish dictator’s recent antisemitic remarks about Israel, Trump ignored the question. While expressing his fondness for Erdoğan, and ignoring the threats posed by Erdoğan against Israel, Trump has shown himself to be an unstable friend of Israel and of Netanyahu in particular. AdvertisementIsrael faces an existential threat from Iran, and Netanyahu understands that only a regime change will bring peace and stability to the Middle East region. What widened the divide between Trump and Netanyahu is essentially the MoU between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran. And is Trump’s frustration with the Iran war designating Netanyahu as his scapegoat?