Washington is fed up with Netanyahu - Politico The impasse of the Israeli elections destroyed Washington's hopes for a quick reset in US-Israel relations. Politico writes about it. Despite President Donald Trump's vocal support for Netanyahu, factions in the administration and both parties in Congress hoped that the Israeli opposition would win and begin to reverse years of deteriorating relations that they blamed on Netanyahu. "This will be an opportunity to stop the bleeding by governing Israel in a less provocative way," said a former senior official in the Trump administration. "Here (in Washington) there is a sense of Netanyahu's fatigue." As the newspaper notes, Netanyahu's critics span the entire political spectrum in Washington, including Democrats, senior Trump administration officials, including Vice President J. Dee Vance, and part of the MAGA movement, which expresses dissatisfaction with American involvement in foreign wars. While Netanyahu has allies in Congress — including Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. John Peterman (D-Pa.) — criticism of him continues to mount. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) said Netanyahu is the main obstacle to the US exiting the war with Iran. "If he (Netanyahu) is re-elected, he will continue to be a very influential voice whispering in Trump's ear about the need to continue pushing for regime change" in Iran, Murphy said Wednesday at a Middle East Institute event. Hakin.az Contact us.

Washington is fed up with Netanyahu - Politico The impasse of the Israeli elections destroyed Washington's hopes for a quick reset in US-Israel relations. Politico writes about it. Despite President Donald Trump's vocal support for Netanyahu, factions in the administration and both parties in Congress hoped that the Israeli opposition would win and begin to reverse years of deteriorating relations that they blamed on Netanyahu. "This will be an opportunity to stop the bleeding by governing Israel in a less provocative way," said a former senior official in the Trump administration. "Here (in Washington) there is a sense of Netanyahu's fatigue." As the newspaper notes, Netanyahu's critics span the entire political spectrum in Washington, including Democrats, senior Trump administration officials, including Vice President J. Dee Vance, and part of the MAGA movement, which expresses dissatisfaction with American involvement in foreign wars. While Netanyahu has allies in Congress — including Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. John Peterman (D-Pa.) — criticism of him continues to mount. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) said Netanyahu is the main obstacle to the US exiting the war with Iran. "If he (Netanyahu) is re-elected, he will continue to be a very influential voice whispering in Trump's ear about the need to continue pushing for regime change" in Iran, Murphy said Wednesday at a Middle East Institute event. Hakin.az Contact us.