The Americans are fed up with Israel and its leaders – and Trump would have to be 'loony' to tie his fate with Netanyahu's ■ The campaign to delegitimize the Central Elections Committee is being run directly from the Prime Minister's Office ■ Bennett attacked Qatar but was actually targeting Netanyahu and Eisenkot

While Trump and Iran repeat a pattern of escalation and failed negotiations, Netanyahu's declining leverage in Washington mirrors broader challenges facing his government before the next election – as he hopes the loopholes in the Gaza Board of Peace road map ultimately doom it