Sri Lanka, June 28 -- It is no secret that US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are both members of an exclusive mutual admiration society. Posting recently on his Truth Social platform, Trump praised Netanyahu lavishly saying there was "no one that I know who could have worked in better harmony" with him. Netanyahu responded: "We will continue to work together to defeat our common enemies, free our hostages, and quickly expand the circle of peace."

Trump also waded into a controversial area to take up cudgels on behalf of Netanyahu. Referring to the ongoing cases of corruption in Israeli courts against the Israeli premier, Trump demanded that Netanyahu be let off the hook. According to news reports, Tr...