Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Netanyahu’s Victory and About-Face
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has locked up reelection, after a campaign that included rejecting a Palestinian state and a speech before U.S. Congress criticizing the nuclear deal the White House was pursuing with Iran. Neither was welcome news to the Obama administration. The President was not consulted about the speech.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has locked up reelection, after a campaign that included rejecting a Palestinian state and a speech before U.S. Congress criticizing the nuclear deal the White House was pursuing with Iran. Neither was welcome news to the Obama administration. The President was not consulted about the speech. Obama also supports a two-state solution in the Middle East. So what does Netanyahu’s re-election mean for an already-tense relationship with the White House?
