Benjamin Netanyahu has spent his career mastering the art of the Washington workaround, a strategy that allowed him to defy American Presidents by leveraging Congressional allies and bipartisan donor networks. However, a series of high-stakes events in June 2026 suggests that this era of political manoeuvring is effectively over.
The Israeli Prime Minister now faces a White House where Donald Trump controls the levers of power with near-total authority, leaving Netanyahu with few friends and even fewer options to resist US pressure.
