MICHAEL OREN: Netanyahu’s Visit Is a Test for the Democrats*.
Sitting before the cameras with Netanyahu, Biden will have the opportunity to prove that he is still competent enough to complete his term. He can rebuff those calling on him to resign and allow Kamala Harris to run as an incumbent.
Should he receive Netanyahu, as planned, at Mar-a-Lago, Trump can smooth over his differences with him and reinforce the Republicans’ claim to be the true pro-Israel party.
Netanyahu’s most impactful meeting, though, will be with Harris. It will showcase her as a statesperson capable of interacting with a formidable foreign leader. It will facilitate her necessary movement from the progressive left to the moderate center. Ironically, one of Netanyahu’s most outspoken critics in Washington stands to benefit substantially from his visit.
The New York Times was wrong and so, too, was the State Department’s Office of the Chief of Protocol, which apparently failed to give Netanyahu a respectable welcome. No matter. His time in Washington will be nevertheless noteworthy and perhaps even fateful.
* One they’re already failing very badly. Harris was addressing the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority in Indianapolis instead of at Netanyahu’s speech, and as America’s Newspaper of Record notes, even more radical Dems are using it as a way to once again champion their preferred pronouns:
Meanwhile, the Democrats’ base demonstrate their tolerance of diversity, America’s traditions, peace on earth, and goodwill to their fellow man: Terrorist Protesters Storm Union Station in DC and Burn American Flags.
Naturally Harris will receive no questions about this from the DNC-MSM, once again moving in lockstep to advance her coronation.