Note from Israel back: I was unaware that you were the arbiter of the fate of millions.
But here’s the skinny: President is mostly a ceremonious position in Israel, sort of like the English monarchy, only it’s not hereditary. Herzog is doing was Presidents do in Israel, which is giving out and receiving silly-assed medals and awards, whenever he isn’t approving or vetoing governing coalitions, his only real function.
It’s embarrassing, really. But it does mean something to Joe Biden, who has to face an angry electorate for the mid-terms, including such core constituency of his party as Jewish voters. Some recall what a total rotter he and Barak were towards Israel, and he is demanding a medal from the Israeli President, who lives to give out medals, so that he can show his Jewish and pro-Israel evangelical voters that he is not anti-Semitic, even though his past behavior says otherwise. He has his silly-assed medal.
Another thing to bear in mind, is that Israel is tiny, poor and surviving against all odds in a sea of enemies, and America is huge, powerful and wealthy, and can make life real difficult for Israel, and life is already hard enough here as it is. So if Brandon wants a silly-assed medal, by gum he’s going to get one or know the reason why. And Herzog is the very man to give him one. Or else.
just to show you the qualifications to get this: BO got it. so it means the opposite of what you think such a medal should. nauseating, really.