‘Netanyahu will test Trump’ as Israel continues attacks on Lebanon, analyst warns
A major outstanding question is whether Netanyahu will place himself in a position where Trump thinks Israel will undermine the broader US-Iran deal, says Daniel
A major outstanding question is whether Netanyahu will place himself in a position where Trump thinks Israel will undermine the broader US-Iran deal, says Daniel Levy, head of the US/Middle East Project. “So the Israeli leadership will test their freedom of manoeuvre,” Levy said, noting that the Israeli prime minister has repeatedly said Israel will maintain a “security zone” in Lebanon.
“Netanyahu will test the [US] president. Netanyahu will hope that despite everything we’ve heard in the last days and week – all the frustrations – that you will have a US that comes around and says, ‘Look, we can’t go too hard against the Israelis. Maybe we have to owe Netanyahu something.'” That has been how the longtime Israeli leader has operated in the past, Levy added.
“When it comes to Israel in Lebanon, if you actually want to get the Israelis to do what’s in the deal and what you’ve agreed to, you will have to sustain a standoff and pressure and use your leverage,” he said, referring to the US government. Washington provides Israel with billions of dollars in military aid annually.
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