Israel's maybe, but not of Netanyahu and his government. He was cozying up to Putin already during the first Trump term [1] and is currently right at work doing

Israel's maybe, but not of Netanyahu and his government. He was cozying up to Putin already during the first Trump term [1] and is currently right at work doing the same again [2] to the point where they push the US to keep Russia in Syria rather than Turkey. [3] This despite Russia being closely allied with Iran. An Israel-Russia alliance makes even less sense than an US-Russia one, yet both are currently happening. [1] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-07-26/ty-article/.highlight/netanyahu-wants-to-enlist-putin-in-another-election-campaign/00000182-3bc8-d9f7-a9e6-fbfbfc520000?gift=2d49d53d9b6b41d4a9483efb649e8de6 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-07-26/ty-... [2] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-02-25/ty-article/.premium/israels-un-vote-against-ukraine-is-about-much-more-than-just-backing-trump/00000195-3db3-d852-a5df-ffbf60610000?gift=0a0e66faca5e46589f69ecf2d40a6466 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-02-25/ty-article/.p... [3] https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2025-02-28/ty-article/israel-lobbies-u-s-to-keep-russian-bases-in-a-weak-syria-sources-say/00000195-4d48-d79a-abfd-fddf8c860000?gift=bf87bb5558ae497bbfb659588cf297f7 https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2025-02-28/ty-artic...