But it also was a reminder that Mr. Netanyahu, once an architecture major at M.I.T. Perhaps the clearest indicator of the dual audiences and agendas of this trip were the differences between Mr. Netanyahu’s remarks in English and Hebrew. That proposal seemed far-fetched, or at least premature, but there was poignancy to Mr. Netanyahu’s reception in the United States — particularly as he prepared to return home to unkind headlines and a drumbeat not his own. Asked how he thought Israelis were viewing his trip, Mr. Netanyahu expressed optimism that his statesmanship was getting across. “I think people have a very strong and clear impression of Israel’s position in the world, in the United States — and my position in the United States, and in the world.”He said it in English.

Source: New York Times March 09, 2018 00:56 UTC