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Power Dynamics Shift in U.S.-Israel Relations, Expert Warns

2/12/2026

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Aaron David Miller, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says power, perception, and pressure drive outcomes more than goodwill or ideology.
He notes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's influence is waning.
U.S. President Donald Trump faces challenges because of his rhetoric.
Miller describes the U.S.–Israel relationship as transactional, functional, but fragile.

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Aaron David Miller, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says power, perception, and pressure drive outcomes more than goodwill or ideology.
He notes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's influence is waning.
U.S. President Donald Trump faces challenges because of his rhetoric.
Miller describes the U.S.–Israel relationship as transactional, functional, but fragile.