Trump, Not Netanyahu, Has the Cards. He Should Play Them
Upcoming Israeli elections give the U.S. president leverage he can use. The post Trump, Not Netanyahu, Has the Cards. He Should Play Them appeared first on The American Conservative .
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Foreign Affairs Trump, Not Netanyahu, Has the Cards. He Should Play Them Upcoming Israeli elections give the U.S. president leverage he can use. Josh Paul Jun 12, 2026 12:05 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... The U.S.-Israel relationship has never been less popular in America, but at the same time that support for Israel is cratering in American public opinion, Congress appears to be fast-tracking an effort to entrench the relationship and give Israel enduring access to both our most sensitive technologies and our most sensitive intelligence—in exchange for nothing more, it seems, than a thank you note from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the same time, the U.S.
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