"The nature of that bilateral relationship—with Israel still reliant upon the military, diplomatic and economic assistance of the United States—is such that the prime minister

President Donald Trump lands on Tuesday in a region that speaks his language: the Gulf. There will be talk of trillions of dollars, pageantry and a lot of gold. There are also reports of a Qatari gift of a luxury jumbo jet to be used as Air Force One — which would be a jumbo ethical and security issue.

Netanyahu has long trumpeted his ties to Trump. But the president is sidelining him on urgent issues like the Iran nuclear talks and the conflict with Houthi rebels.