However, 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 to Israel by Erdoğan, Trump has shown himself to be an unstable friend of Israel and of Netanyahu in particular. Trump appears to prefer that the ongoing conflict between Erdoğan and Netanyahu continue, while deliberately overlooking the significant threat posed by the Turkish dictator. Reports suggest that Trump rebuked Netanyahu in recent phone calls and has done so in the press; for example, by asserting that Netanyahu will do whatever Trump says on Iran and Lebanon. After Hezbollah violated the ceasefire by firing on northern Israel, Trump pressed Netanyahu to halt Israeli strikes on Hezbollah headquarters in southern Beirut, and Netanyahu reluctantly complied.