Trump’s row with Zelenskyy recalls Obama, Biden humiliations of Netanyahu

JERUSALEM, Israel - Democratic lawmakers' reactions to past week's nationalist enactment betwixt President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy acceptable disconnected a firestorm of criticism, yet comparisons of however Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was treated by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama person critics calling foul.

Former Presidents Obama and Biden publically humiliated Netanyahu, according to media reports, and the Israeli leader, successful crisp opposition to Zelenskyy, did not garner the aforesaid solidarity from galore European leaders and bequest media outlets.

Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs President Dan Diker told Fox News Digital, "The existent question is wherefore the planetary media, European powers and societal networks were noticeably unsympathetic to Israel and its PM Netanyahu during the Obama and Biden administrations, dressing down and adjacent humiliation of Netanyahu during and successful betwixt White House visits, successful opposition to the contiguous and wide planetary sympathy for Zelenskyy pursuing his 100 mph caput connected collision with and excoriation by President Trump and VP Vance?"

Dicker continued, saying, "Broadcast astir the world, we retrieve Obama’s dumping of the Netanyahu-led delegation to the White House successful 2010 and the Biden administration's wide maximum governmental unit campaigns to unit Israel to output to American demands."

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President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arsenic Vice President JD Vance reacts astatine the White House, Feb. 28, 2025. (Reuters/Brian Snyder/File Photo)

There are striking parallels betwixt the 2 countries — Ukraine and Israel — which are astatine warfare against anti-democratic regimes. Israel has been waging a multi-front existential warfare against Iranian authorities proxies (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis and different forces) since October 2023. Russia invaded Ukraine a small much than 3 years agone and absorbed a chunk of the country’s territory. Ukraine is warring for its life.

However, 1 cardinal quality is the outrage implicit the White House spat with Zelenskyy was not mirrored successful the aforesaid mode successful the tribunal of nationalist sentiment aft Biden and Obama launched verbal attacks, including profanity-laced tirades, against Netanyahu. 

After the 2024 State of the Union speech, Biden was caught connected a blistery mic connected the House floor, wherever Biden said helium and Netanyahu would person a "come to Jesus" moment soon. 

Biden warned Israel that invading Rafah would beryllium crossing a "red line." Israel defied Biden and secured the state of immoderate hostages held by the Hamas violent enactment successful Rafah.

After Israel entered Rafah, Biden reportedly said of Netanyahu, "He’s a f---ing liar."

Biden called Netanyahu "a symptom successful my a--" and  said "he’s been sidesplitting maine lately."

According to Politico columnist Jonathan Martin, Biden termed Netanyahu a "bad f---ing guy." 

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President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shingle hands aft their gathering successful the Oval Office of the White House connected Sept. 1, 2010. (Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden’s seemingly relentless attacks connected Netanyahu continued with Israel’s self-defensive measures against the Lebanese violent enactment Hezbollah and its main strategical partner, the Islamic Republic of Iran. The U.S. authorities has designated Hezbollah a violent entity and classified Iran arsenic the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism.

Reuters reported that "War," a publication by the writer Bob Woodward, noted that Biden regularly accused Netanyahu of having nary strategy and shouted "Bibi, what the f----?" astatine him successful July aft Israeli strikes adjacent Beirut and successful Iran.

The Obama medication laid the instauration to delegitimize Netanyahu and make "daylight" betwixt Israel and the United States, argued experts connected U.S.-Israel relations.

Obama refused to airs with Netanyahu for photographers during the Israeli leader’s White House sojourn successful 2010 and held a backstage meal without the premier minister, which was said to person been a breach of custom.

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arsenic they conscionable astatine the United Nations successful New York City connected Sept. 20, 2023. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

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When asked astir his alleged conflict-ridden narration with Netanyahu, Obama said successful 2010, "I deliberation that helium is dealing with a precise analyzable concern successful a precise pugnacious neighborhood.  And what I person consistently shared with him is my involvement successful moving with him -- not astatine cross-purposes -- truthful that we tin execute the benignant of bid that volition guarantee Israel’s information for decades to come. 

"And that's going to mean immoderate pugnacious choices.  And determination are going to beryllium times wherever helium and I are having robust discussions astir what benignant of choices request to beryllium made."

The Obama medication often utilized anonymous authorities officials to transmission Obama’s views, according to critics. In 2014, the Atlantic magazine’s Jeffery Goldberg reported that an unnamed Obama medication authoritative termed Netanyahu "chickens---" regarding efforts to unafraid a bid woody with the Palestinians. 

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successful the Oval Office of the White House connected Feb. 4, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The strained relations betwixt Obama and Netanyahu reached a caput astatine the extremity of Obama’s word successful December 2016. Obama’s alleged abandonment of Israel astatine the United Nations by allowing the United Nations Security Council to censure Israel prompted Netanyahu to word the determination a "shameful ambush."

The 2016 U.N. Security Council solution condemned Israel for gathering Jewish communities successful the West Bank, the historical biblical portion known successful Israel arsenic Judea and Samaria. 

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Netanyahu’s speeches to the U.S. Congress successful 2015 (to reason against Obama’s atomic woody with Iran) and successful 2024 (to support Israel’s warfare against the Iran-backed Hamas) ruffled the feathers of the Obama and Biden administrations.

Eugene Kontorovich, elder probe chap astatine the Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital, "Democrats seethed for years that Netanyahu dared person a antithetic argumentation than Obama. By this standard, Zelenskyy’s open, argumentative bickering with President Trump and VP Vance astatine a property lawsuit should bent implicit the erstwhile comedian. However, President Trump has already expressed a willingness to reengage."

Fox News' Kristine Parks and Reuters contributed to this report.