Netanyahu Squeezed Between Trump and Election

Axios: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent spat with President Trump over Lebanon underscored how his military objectives, and possibly his political survival, are dependent on a U.S. president who doesn’t share his appetite for escalation.”

“Trump and Netanyahu have coordinated very closely on Iran and speak almost daily. But officials on both sides have been cognizant that there could be a point in time when the allies’ interests and objectives diverge. Some in Netanyahu’s camp worry that time is now.”