Israel’s Netanyahu is plotting a comeback. That could be a problem for Biden’s Middle East agenda
- Netanyahu is eying a historic comeback in the upcoming elections.
- Biden has a decades-long history and good personal rapport with Netanyahu, despite policy divisions.
- A Netanyahu re-ascendance would complicate Biden’s efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Iran.
When President Joe Biden arrives in Israel Wednesday, he’ll be greeted by a counterpart who shares his moderate, pragmatic style.
But Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid may not hold power for long.
In a few months, Biden may be dealing again with Benjamin Netanyahu, the conservative hardliner who embraced former President Donald Trump and bedeviled former President Barack Obama.