Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , is back to what he does best, what he has made a career out of doing: defying the United States.

The Gaza ceasefire, imposed on a reluctant Israel by Donald Trump , is under increasing – though perhaps not yet terminal — strain after Netanyahu ordered “forceful” strikes on Hamas .

Israel says Hamas broke the truce and that demanded a military response. But, more importantly, Netanyahu never achieved his principal war aim of destroying Gaza’s armed groups. The war is on pause, not over. New Feature

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There’s a well-known story about Netanyahu meeting Bill Clinton at Camp David in 1996.

Netanyahu had only just become prime minister for the first time but wasn’t lacking in self-confid

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