Current sectionMiddle East NewsNetanyahu could once defy the U.S. president and address Congress to attack Washington over Iran, but after making Israel toxic for both Democrats and Republicans, he lacks any leverage over Trump. The crumbling of the infrastructure of support for Israel's hawkish policies has begunShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe07:13 PM • June 28 2026 IDTA decade ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington D.C. to address a joint session of Congress – in direct opposition to a sitting U.S. president – with the hope of derailing the Iran nuclear deal that Barack Obama later signed.CommentsIn the NewsThe Full Text of the U.S.-backed Israel-Lebanon Framework AgreementIsrael's Defense Minister Asks Knesset to Halt Haredi Draft Dodgers ArrestsIDF: Israeli Soldier Killed in Clash With Hezbollah Militant in Southern LebanonFlamingos, Kushner and Israeli Businessman: Inside Albania's Political FirestormIsraeli Settlers Reportedly Storm, Vandalize Palestinian West Bank VillagesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierIsrael, the Country We Love, the Country We're Ashamed OfIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology