Democrats in Congress came out swinging this week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a fifth term with the aid of his right-wing allies.
Netanyahu’s close alignment with President Donald Trump and his dalliance with the extremist Jewish Power party has opened him up to unprecedented criticism from even staunchly pro-Israel Democrats in recent months. The Israeli leader’s last-minute campaign promise to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank has added fuel to the fire, generating condemnation far beyond the party’s left fringe.
