Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel offered condolences Thursday on the passing of Pope Francis, more than three days after the death of the Roman Catholic world’s leader.
The delay in issuing a statement highlighted apparent tensions in the relationship between Israeli officials and the pope, who pointedly criticized Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza and repeatedly called for a cease-fire.
One thing that would be annoying about being famous is assholes pretending they are sad about your passing.
Good thing is, you won’t experience that, so that’s somebody else’s problem.