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Netanyahu Flies to Washington Amid Iran and Lebanon Tensions
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boards a flight to Washington just as his political standing at home has taken a hit. His critics accuse him of fracturing Israel's vital relationship with the United States and failing to block the U.S. from signing a nuclear energy deal with Saudi Arabia — a regional rival [1] — Emily Fang "Netanyahu is being accused by his critics in Israel of fracturing his relationship with the U.S. and failing to stop the U.S. from signing …" 01:44 . Meanwhile, Trump himself has grown impatient with Israel, criticizing its continued strikes on homes in Lebanon after a ceasefire and pushing for a withdrawal from Lebanese territory Israel occupied this year. A separate Iran ceasefire brokered last month was deeply unpopular in Israel. The trip comes against a backdrop of stark public anxiety: a poll released by an Israeli think tank this week found that Israelis rank a nuclear Iran and internal societal divisions as their two greatest perceived threats to the country [2] — Emily Fang "Netanyahu departs for U.S. amid Iran uncertainty: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to the U.S. to meet President Trump as uncerta…" 00:52 . With so many fault lines active at once, Netanyahu's Washington meeting with Trump carries unusually high stakes.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to the U.S. to meet President Trump as uncertainty over the future of the war with Iran grows.
Netanyahu flies to Washington as his critics accuse him of fracturing Israel's relationship with the U.S. and failing to block a U.S. nuclear energy deal with Saudi Arabia. Trump has also pressured Israel to pull back from Lebanon and criticized continued strikes there.
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