Source: Antiwar.com
by John Mac Ghlionn
“Thomas Friedman’s message to President Trump, published in The New York Times, cuts sharper than most of the foggy, ideologically neutered op-eds that clutter that paper. It is, quite simply, one of the most brutally honest assessments of America’s relationship with Israel in years – from Thomas Friedman, of all people: an institutionalist and a stalwart of all things Zionist. What makes his message so urgent is not just what he says, but who he says it to, and why it matters now. Let’s start with the heart of it: ‘This Israeli government is not our ally.’ That line, once unspeakable in polite Washington company, is now printed in black and white on the pages of the Times. And Friedman is right to say it.” (05/14/25)