Many of us want to digitally slough off the years and the resulting imperfections, even if it means portraying something that is fake. If you’re regularly in the news, this is not advised

Sara Netanyahu. This photo was taken from the Instagram account of Avishag Hadad, who is said to be a makeup artist to Ms. Netanyahu. If so, this attests to Ms. Hadad’s expertise… or to the extent to which Ms. Netanyahu is naturally photogenic. With all that’s going on today, who knows?

It’s almost laughable coming at the same time that we speak of Hezbollah’s resurgence in Lebanon and Iran’s stubborn nuclear wannabe-ism. But Sara Netanyahu’s preoccupation with Photoshop does indeed require our attention.

I can’t blame Sara for wanting to photoshop out a troubling wrinkle or unsightly jowl. Were these doctored snaps to be destined solely for a Netanyahu family photo album, there would be no problem.

But they often are official photos taken while she’s accompanying her husband on one of his important prime ministerial forays, whether a domestic ribbon-cutting ceremony or a highly fateful meeting abroad with a powerful world leader such as US President Donald Trump and (yikes!) Trump’s strikingly beautiful wife, Melania.

So yes, I get it in instances such as these. Sara, a 67-year-old mother of two and a child psychologist with an advanced degree in the field (“BA, MA!”) must stand next to a 55-year-old former model........

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