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Back in 2015, at a time when Benjamin Netanyahu had far more sway with American politicians, the Israeli prime minister flew to Washington in an attempt to scuttle Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. “I want to thank you, Democrats and Republicans, for your common support for Israel, year after year, decade after decade,” Netanyahu told a joint session of Congress, before unleashing a point-by-point takedown of Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), designed to restrict Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
