The NY Times’ Thomas Friedman Has a Plan to Undermine Prime Minister Netanyahu. Who Elected Him to Run Foreign Policy?Posted on September 25, 2023 Is a leftist New York Times columnist running American/Israeli foreign policy? Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, would rather see democratic Israel destroyed than be governed by Prime Minister Netanyahu. As Friedman whispers his own slanted foreign policy into Joe Biden’s ear, will the U.S. remain Israel’s staunchest ally or will we undermine Israel’s democracy?