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Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?

Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?

Update: 2024-09-052
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s drive to stay in power is harming Israel’s global reputation and complicating the U.S. presidential election for Democrats, the Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman argues. In this audio essay, Friedman offers a new name for the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and explains why Netanyahu might be rooting for Donald Trump this November.

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Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?

Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?

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