Eisenkot’s Coalition Bid Raises Questions About How Israel Could Repair Ties With Washington
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Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has a chance to form Israel’s next governing coalition and replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though success is uncertain. Former ambassadors, lawmakers, and analysts say that if he takes office, undoing damage to the U.S. alliance is urgent: President Trump said he will cut billions in annual military aid by year-end and blamed Israel in part for Republican midterm losses, and Democratic control of Congress could bring sanctions on violent settlers and West Bank settlement construction plus new conditions on arms sales. Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to Washington, said Israel could once count on Congress against the White House but not anymore.
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