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Ben-Gvir's WSJ Attack Was Not Aimed at the White House, but at Netanyahu

Joe Biden doesn't really care when the far-right Israeli minister wishes for Trump's return and accuses his administration of preferring to support Hamas than to help Israel. But Netanyahu is the one who will have to deal with the blowback

Yossi Verter
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In contrast to the conventional view, the "attack" by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, made in the headline-grabbing interview in Sunday's Wall Street Journal, was directed more against the prime minister of Israel than against the President of the United States.

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