Midterm results put U.S.-Israel ties under further strain

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The U.S. midterm outcome is adding strain to relations between Washington and Israel, with critics arguing that Benjamin Netanyahu drew Donald Trump into a losing war. The article says the vice president’s criticism of the war has intensified scrutiny of the countries’ special relationship.

Critics on both sides argue that Mr. Netanyahu pulled Mr. Trump into a war he could not win. Now when even the Vice-President is blaming the war for the electoral defeat, the real target is the ‘special relationship’ with Israel