Israel elevates clash with a key American ally as election nearsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is running on the “message that he alone stands up to Israel’s enemies,” one analyst told NBC News. This week, he intensified a fight with Turkey, drawing a rebuke from the U.S.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; U.S. President Donald Trump; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Getty ImagesAug. 22, 2026, 5:01 AM EDTA pair of key American allies, an attack on a strategic military base and an intense election campaign: The United States has been scrambling to de-escalate this week after Israel launched strikes that appeared aimed not just at the country’s regional rivals but at its voters. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Israel elevates clash with a key American ally as election nears
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is running on the “message that he alone stands up to Israel’s enemies,” one analyst told NBC News. This week, he intensified a fight with Turkey, drawing a rebuke from the U.S.
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