When a President Says, “Without Me, There Would Be No Israel”: Trump, Nebuchadnezzar, and the Dangerous MOU with Iran By Tania Koenig
President Trump’s statement at the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, France, may prove more serious than the Iran MOU itself. Speaking before the nations, in the middle of a crisis involving Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iran, and the future of the region, he said: “Without the United States there would be no Israel. Without me, there would be no Israel.” Those words cannot be dismissed as ordinary political exaggeration. They cross a line no ruler should approach. Israel does not exist because of a president, an empire, a military alliance, or a diplomatic achievement. Israel exists because the God of Abraham, Isaac, and …