Haniyeh killing: Why Netanyahu launched his three-pronged offensive now

There might be a compelling thread connecting the incredible set of events that we saw unfold in July.

Former US President Donald Trump remains in the presidential race despite recent felony convictions, while Kamala Harris, one of the most insignificant vice presidents in American history, is now the Democratic Party’s candidate after the forced withdrawal of Joe Biden. 

Suddenly, Harris is being portrayed as a political genius and an elder stateswoman - although the sad reality is that she is for the Democratic Party what former President George H W Bush’s vice president, Dan Quayle, was for the Republicans in the early 1990s.

In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just offered another outstanding performance of two unique political skills: his manipulation of the American political system, and his unmatched talent as the US Republican Party’s top activist and strategist. 

He entered the US Congress circus and was able, as a clever tamer, to make politicians jump up dozens of times in standing ovations, during one of the more mendacious speeches ever uttered in a political chamber.

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