Trump Blocks Netanyahu’s Beirut Strike - And Israel Is Fuming
Netanyahu isn't so much jumping to Trump's tune as judging how far he can be pushed and 'crazy' frankly isn't a strong enough word... Right, so Benjamin Netanyahu has just been told no by the one man on earth he was certain would never say it to him. He couldn’t afford to surely? Not a soft no, not a diplomatic cough into the sleeve, not one of those meaningless little Washington noises that gets dressed up as pressure while Israel carries on exactly as it pleases. Donald Trump has gone public to announce there will be no Israeli troops going into Beirut, that any already on their way have…
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