Trump is offering Benjamin Netanyahu a big carrot; he must also wield a stick

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President Trump just did Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu a huge favor. In turn, Trump should now tell Netanyahu that if he now refuses to support an upcoming U.S. peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Trump will withhold part of next year’s U.S. $3.3 billion aid grant to Israel.

It’s a big threat, but the consequences here are very significant, and Trump’s favor to Netanyahu is already grand.

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