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Netanyahu was absolutely right to defy Trump.

JL;DR SUMMARY Nachum Kaplan argues that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was justified in defying U.S. President Donald Trump’s request not to retaliate against Iran’s missile attacks. 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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TrumpIranU.S. Israel RelationsNetanyahuSelf DefenseMissile AttacksDeterrenceSovereigntyAlliances

Places mentioned

Israel
"Israel just faced one of those moments."
Lebanon
"after Hezbollah continued its assault from Lebanon"
Yemen
"and the Houthis joined the attack from Yemen"
Iran
"The most revealing part of this entire episode was not Irans missile attack."
Jerusalem, Israel
"He seems to believe that Jerusalem now requires Washingtons permission before responding to missile attacks on its own citizens."
United States
"Trump can go and do something useful with his time, such as pretending Washington and Iran are on the brink of a peace agreement"

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