The decision reflects, on the one hand, the president-elect’s clear alignment with the Washington-Tel Aviv axis and, on the other hand, the trend among new far-right Latin American governments to isolate leftist governments.
Mehdi explains in this video why it’s no coincidence that AIPAC’s ads look exactly like what pro-Israel candidate Stevens has been asking for, despite campaign finance laws banning any coordination.
The separate, closed-door meetings came at a critical time for Volodymyr Zelenskyy — whose stock with Trump is rising — and Benjamin Netanyahu, whose influence is waning.