Netanyahu’s high-profile U.S. visit derailed by shifting politics here and at home
Politics tamfitronics WASHINGTON —Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrapped up a weeklong U.S. trip Friday with a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago, tipping his hat to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, after stops at the two citadels of U.S. power: the White House and the Capitol.Netanyahu intended his U.S. visit to be a triumphant lap that would show people back home, especially his political base, that he still enjoyed unconditional U.S. support.What he received instead was more complicated, reflecting divisions and political uncertainty hereand growing opposition, even among some U.S. officials, to the way Netanyahu is conducting the Gaza war, about to enter its 11th month.In separate private meetings with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, Netanyahu heard some of the toughest talk yet on the urgent need to accept a...
