Whenever a head of state sings, it’s a risky endeavor.
How does one look fun without sacrificing the dignity of the office? Or, on the flip side, austere and on-pitch enough to honor a serious occasion? President Obama is the leader who’s pulled it off most successfully in recent memory: At various points in his presidency, he riffed on Al Green and, more movingly, lead a chorus of “Amazing Grace.”
Benjamin Netanyahu, famously not Obama’s biggest fan, could stand to learn a few things.
The question of Bibi’s musical stylings came into play on the first night of Hanukkah, when he appeared in a new music video of the Arik Einstein classic “Yesh Bi Ahava” soliciting support for Ken Lazaken, an NGO which works to improve conditions for Israel’s elderly population.