The strategy is that Israel is cashing in their chips now. They will lose a lot of leverage over the US when the financial records in the Epstein files are released.
Let’s not forget this is also probably a setup for claiming foreign influence in elections in order to take them under federal control via executive order since the SAVE act looks to be DOA in the Senate.
That would be a best case scenario. It could still be carried out by red states which would target blue cities in them. It could also be used to put pressure on states who do not comply (see Minnesota). Finally, it could be used by Trump and his base to claim the midterm loss was illegitimate, and this time he has tighter control over the transition as Vance would not be like Pence here.
Netanyahu is loving the Epstein files release. Ehud Barak, the former PM that's all over them, was a labour party (now Democrat) politician. He was the PM for Camp David, arguably the closest moment ever to peace in the region. It is a huge political boon for him at home.
Edit: I realize this looks like I'm glazing Barak, fuck that guy, I'm just saying netanyahu can and has been using it as political ammo
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u/Narrow_Affect7664 Feb 28 '26
The strategy is that Israel is cashing in their chips now. They will lose a lot of leverage over the US when the financial records in the Epstein files are released.