Ishaan Tharoor: Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed in Washington amid Gaza carnage

When Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was last in Washington, he had reason to smile. Sitting alongside president Donald Trump at the White House, the Israeli leader smirked as his American counterpart stunned onlookers with his quixotic plans to take over the devastated Gaza Strip and transform it into a luxury tourist destination. At a time when regional diplomats were struggling to thrash out a viable “day after” strategy for the territory, Trump’s vision was a gift to Netanyahu.

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