When Donald Trump pays Netanyahu a compliment these days, it is done sparingly and in the past tense: he was an outstanding prime minister in wartime, he did a great deal for Israel. That is a radical shift in both frequency and rhetoric. But does Bibi regret the cooling relationship? 

Also, a jewel falls from the Iranian crown.

All in today's edition of It's Noon in Israel.

[https://open.substack.com/pub/amitsegal/p/its-noon-in-israel-does-bibi-want?r=1gxt62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true](https://open.substack.com/pub/amitsegal/p/its-noon-in-israel-does-bibi-want?r=1gxt62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true)