Is Netanyahu’s Trump card losing its power in Israel?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long presented his closeness to the United States – both politically and personally – as evidence of his indispensability to Israel.Arriving with a camera-ready American accent after spending a large portion of his youth in the country, Netanyahu is said to have used his unique understanding of US politics to charm and cajole numerous presidents into maintaining their unflagging support of Israel and his personal political projects.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israeli ex-generals urge Trump to push Netanyahu on ‘settler terror’list 2 of 4‘War criminal’: Protesters confront Netanyahu motorcade in Washington DClist 3 of 4Netanyahu meets Trump at the White House: What’s on the agenda, what’s nextlist 4 of 4Trump flouts political risk to host Netanyahu’s seventh White House visitend of listFor a time it appeared as though US President Donald Trump was the most amenable of all past presidents to Israel and to Netanyahu, particularly after he became the first US leader to agree to participate in a joint war with Israel against Iran.And yet, with that war stalling, Trump appearing more willing to make deals in the Middle East without ...