Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Sunday that Israel is not pressuring the United States to escalate its military involvement in the conflict with Iran, pushing back on fears that the U.S. is being dragged into another Middle East war.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, center, visits Rome’s Synagogue, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, after meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
“We are not dragging America into a war,” Herzog said. “We are leaving it to the decision of the President of the United States and his team because it had to do with America’s national security interest. Period.”
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Herzog defended Trump’s military response, dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, calling it a “historic decision” that could “clearly shift the direction of the Middle East
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