ed note–the readers of this website will recall the predictions made here just a year ago in the aftermath of Pence’s visit to Israel where he met with Netanyahu and more than likely had the following conversation, to wit–
Netanyahu–How was your flight, Mr. Vice President?
Pence–Fine, Bibi, thanks for having me. God bless Israel and the Jewish people… L’Chaim!
Netanyahu–Yes indeed Mike–can I call you Mike?
Pence–Absolutely.
Netanyahu–Ok, Mike, then let’s get down to business. As a devout Christian Zionist, a TRUE believer, you really do believe that the Jewish state is the embodiment of God on earth, right?
Pence–Yes, absolutely.
Netanyahu–And you adhere to that part in Genesis where it says ‘I will bless those who bless thee and curse those who curse thee,’ correct?
Pence–Absolutely. The infallible words of God Almighty himself…
Netanyahu–Great. Ok then, let me ask you something, Mike–If something should happen to Trump–God forbid (here Netanyahu stifles a grin and a giggle) then with you ascending as President, Israel and the Jewish people–God’s chosen people–can count on you to guide your foreign policy along the lines of what appears in the book of Genesis, meaning that ‘bless thee and curse thee’ thing we just talked about, as well as all those various passages and protocols creating a Jewish state encompassing everything between the Nile and Euphrates, and all the rest of that, right Mike?
Pence–Right, right…
Netanyahu–Ok then, so again, if something should happen to Trump–God forbid (Netanyahu stifles a grin and a giggle yet again) we, the Jewish people, God’s chosen people, can count on you to drop all this nonsense about the ‘ultimate peace deal’ as your current President has been discussing since before he was even elected, right? And that if something were to happen to Trump, God forbid, as took place with the terrible tragedy of Kennedy’s assassination (Netanyahu stifles a grin and a giggle yet again, and only barely) you as President then would see to it that the special relationship between our two countries is drastically improved as took place under the administration of Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, correct?
Pence–Correct Bibi. I will always do what you see as best for Israel.
Netanyahu–Well, what more can I say then, Mr. Pres–I mean, Mr. Vice President, except ‘Welcome to Israel…L’ Chaim!’