Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?

By Thomas L. Friedman

Produced by Vishakha Darbha

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s drive to stay in power is harming Israel’s global reputation and complicating the U.S. presidential election for Democrats, the Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman argues. In this audio essay, Friedman offers a new name for the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and explains why Netanyahu might be rooting for Donald Trump this November.

(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)

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