Anti-Israel conspiracy theorists, both left and right, have claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu controls American politics and the U.S. military, using both to serve his interest in land and war.
They might have been puzzled by the events of this week, when President Donald Trump threatened Israel with the loss of “all support” if it annexed the West Bank — and when Netanyahu opposed such annexation when it was brought up by right-wing Israeli opposition parties during Vice President JD Vance’s recent visit.
These events made plain that the U.S. is the dominant party in the relationship, even if both reject the idea that Israel is a “client state.” It also made clear that Netanyahu prefers peace to war, and is
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