Israeli Opposition Leaders Say Netanyahu Cannot Remain in Power After US Midterm Elections
- On Wednesday, Israeli opposition leaders called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to leave office, citing Democratic gains in Tuesday's US midterm elections as evidence he squandered bipartisan American support.
- Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday's election, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump, who had endorsed Netanyahu and recently pledged to halt $4 billion in annual aid to Israel.
- Opposition Democrats party leader Yair Golan said results "reveal just how toxic Netanyahu is," while Centrist leader Yair Lapid warned, "Israel cannot afford" for the Prime Minister to remain in office.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog will hold talks Wednesday and Thursday to task a candidate with forming a government, as Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset.
- Tel Aviv University professor Udi Sommer predicted the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress would be the most adversarial towards Israel in history, noting the results "encapsulate the next chapter in US-Israel relations.
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Democratic sweep raises questions for U.S.-Israel ties and Iran war
Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterm elections have raised questions about the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship and President Donald Trump’s approach to the war with Iran, as the incoming Democratic majorities in both chambers prepare to wield greater influence over American foreign policy. The election comes as Democratic lawmakers increasingly scrutinize the U.S.-Israel relationship,...
Both the US and Israel have important elections behind them. The results will determine the relations of both states sustainably - and could become a problem for Prime Minister Netanyahu. By Jan-Christoph Kitzler.
Midterm results put U.S.-Israel ties under further strain
Critics on both sides argue that Mr. Netanyahu pulled Mr. Trump into a war he could not win. Now when even the Vice-President is blaming the war for the electoral defeat, the real target is the ‘special relationship’ with Israel
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