Benjamin Netanyahu is using New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a bogeyman in Israel’s reelection campaign, while openly defying the American president who boasts that Bibi does whatever he says.
But iPINIONS contends that, from Gaza and Lebanon to Saudi Arabia’s new security alignment with nuclear-armed Pakistan, Netanyahu’s manipulation of Trump is producing consequences that could prove disastrous for himself.

Read my full take on Substack:
https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/netanyahu-campaigning-for-reelection
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