Israeli Influence Over US Foreign Policy Is Decreasing

One of the indicators of the ongoing shift in the global balance of power is the diminishing influence of Israel over US policy and on the overall situation in the Middle East.

Reporting on this, the Jerusalem Post underscored the Israeli leader’s evident displeasure, describing (in Hebrew) how “his hair was burning on his head”.

The New York Times claimed that the Trump administration had completely sidelined Israel from discussions on Iranian affairs, as its leaders were almost entirely excluded from the ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran. According to the newspaper, Netanyahu had long positioned himself to Israeli voters as a kind of mentor to Trump, possessing a unique ability to secure the president’s support and maintain it. In a televised address at the beginning of the war, he presented himself as the president’s equal, assuring Israelis that he spoke with Trump almost every day, exchanging advice and ideas and making joint decisions. In February, he drew the United States into the war, harboring grand plans to once and for all halt Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Growing Criticism of Netanyahu in American Society

Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has led to notable shifts in American public sentiment; it is gradually moving toward criticizing Netanyahu’s policies and moving away from any criticism of the Jewish state’s policies being treated as antisemitism. Even longtime supporters of Israel are forced to acknowledge that there are strong reasons to dislike – even despise – the current leadership of Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu has........

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