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Netanyahu's Shrinking Island: How He Ran Out of Friends
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This chapter is a forensic accounting of Netanyahu's strategic miscalculations. Starting around 2009 and accelerating in 2015, he aligned exclusively with Republicans, attacked a popular Democratic president, invited himself to Congress without telling the administration, and leveraged AIPAC to undercut the JCPOA. The result: Democrats now despise him, and he pushed all his chips to Trump — who is now publicly embarrassing him [1] — Tommy Vietor "Netanyahu went all-in with Republicans, attacked Obama, torpedoed the JCPOA, and now Democrats despise him. With the Iran war a catastrophe…" 34:40 . Ben draws the broader arc: every voter who re-elected Netanyahu shares responsibility for the current crisis, and the only path to a healthier US-Israel relationship runs through the Israeli ballot box. Both hosts agree Netanyahu likely won't leave southern Lebanon and will try to play out a frozen conflict in Lebanon while nuclear talks grind on, but the risk of overplaying his hand grows daily.
Netanyahu went all-in with Republicans, attacked Obama, torpedoed the JCPOA, and now Democrats despise him. With the Iran war a catastrophe, Trump's approval in Israel has collapsed to 38%. Netanyahu has nowhere else to turn — and the Democratic Party is gone.
A Kantor poll found Trump's approval rating in Israel dropped 20 points since May 25th to just 38% approve, 54% disapprove.
Just 75,000 voters in a single UK constituency could decide the future of British politics. If Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield seat, he will likely challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership and could become prime minister.
