JERUSALEM — The parade of Trump administration officials to Jerusalem over the past week to ensure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sticks to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip drew a catchy shorthand in the Israeli news media, playing on the prime minister’s nickname: “Bibi-sitting.”

Beyond the supposed adult supervision being given to a sovereign ally, however, was a more striking change. A distinct new phase in the U.S.-Israel relationship is being cemented, particularly in the relationship between the two countries’ leaders.

In President Donald Trump’s first term, he showered Netanyahu with political gifts, including recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Early in his current term, too, Trump indulged Netanyahu, briefly f

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