Is Israel dictating US foreign policy? Robert Pape explains the hidden trap.

Added: 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]So, what's that shows you is that it's the tail wagging the dog that Israel is going to attack, as I'm saying, just happened in June. So, it's a replay of what happened in June. Israel may well have We don't know why Israel decided to attack and kill the supreme leader. It was actually Israeli bombs who killed the supreme leader. Uh and also those other replacement leaders as well. But, Israel may well have been thinking that, "My goodness, Trump is getting too close to a deal." That's what happened in June. Trump was on the edge of a deal with Iran. And then Israel goes and kills the negotiators, you see? So, just think about that for a moment. They're Trump is negotiating with the Iranians, and then they say, "Well, okay, come back the next day." And what is there the next day? Israeli bombs killing them. So, I mean, that's not a good That's not a great way to handle a partnership. Well, it's just It's just showing you we had another choice. We could have told Israel not to do it. We could have told Israel, "If you do this, we're going to cut off all your military aid for the next 3 years."