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For Trump and Netanyahu, statecraft is now synonymous with stagecraft

JL;DR SUMMARY The collaboration between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israel-Iran conflict has highlighted their use of political theatrics to enhance their images as master strategists. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpMiddle EastU.S. Israel RelationsNetanyahuCeasefireDiplomacyGeopoliticsIsrael Iran ConflictPolitical TheaterStagecraft

Places mentioned

Oman
"like the round with Iran planned in Oman and cancelled because of Israels actions"
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
"Meeting reporters at an airfield enroute to the NATO Summit in The Hague"
Tehran, Iran
"in the final minutes before the deal took hold, Israel hammered targets in Tehran"
Beersheba, Southern District, Israel
"killing four people in Beersheba"
Qatar
"Next came Irans curious retaliation against the U.S. Al Udeid base in Qatar"

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