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When Americans talk about the wider world, they picture the Great Wall of China, the Kremlin, the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben. But when an Israeli politician talks about “the world,” they are almost always referring to the few square miles between Capitol Hill and the White House. Europe can complain, and South America can flip between political camps, but what happens between the Oval Office and the Senate floor is the only thing that truly dictates the fate of the State of Israel.

The next government established in Jerusalem, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, will have to navigate the greatest challenge to US-Israel relations this century — perhaps since Israel’s founding.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to supporters in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. NY Post Design

What Netanyahu’s American haters fail to understand is that he is not a dictator. The man has run in 12 elections and never once seized power by force.…