Israel risks becoming the fall guy in Donald Trump’s ‘shadow war’ with Iran | Simon Tisdall

Benjamin Netanyahu is counting on fear of conflict with Iran to win crucial election votesDonald Trump’s offer to talk peace with Iran sent a shiver of alarm through Israel’s political and security establishment last week. With a too-close-to-call general election looming on 17 September, Benjamin Netanyahu is counting on his hardline anti-Tehran alliance with Washington – and fear of conflict – to win him crucial votes. A North Korea-style Trump tryst with Iran’s p