Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today It has become a refrain that Netanyahu torched Israel's image in the eyes of Americans. That is true, yet it also understates the extent of the damage Netanyahu has wroughtShare 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 formatSubscribeJoshua Leifer08:06 PM • August 03 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the United States last week, ostensibly to attend the funeral of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, was, by most accounts, intended to bridge the gulf between the United States and Israel that has opened up since the Iran war devolved into a grinding stalemate.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Turned Israel From Trusted U.S. Ally to a Sidelined ObserverFive Gunmen and More Than 30 Rounds: Reconstructing the Deadly Shooting in TellFamily Loses Refund for $5,500 Dubai Vacation as Israeli Court Backs Booking.comReport: U.S. Army Asks Soldiers for 'Unconventional' Ideas to Punish IranSpider-Man's Real Superpower and Wham!'s Brush With the Chinese Communist PartyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts