Center Field: It’s all about the Benjamins – Franklin and Herzl

The American-Israel relationship is all about the Benjamins, reflecting the shared values of “the first American,” Benjamin Franklin, and modern Zionism’s founder, Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl.

US AMBASSADOR to Israel David Friedman speaks at the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem last year. Israel and America share common values and common interests, but the need for the US to be involved in the Middle East does not hinge on what is right or wrong for Israel; it is needed for America

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

ByGIL TROY

FEBRUARY 19, 2019 21:53