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Home / Middle East / Israel’s relationship with the US is in trouble
Middle East, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran

October 30, 2026

Israel’s relationship with the US is in trouble

By Daniel DePetris

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister and one of the shrewdest political tacticians on the face of the planet, was supposed to be a dead-man walking during this election cycle.

 

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