Two scorpions in a jar: How Trump and Netanyahu’s alliance became a cage

Today, Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at the White House for the seventh time since Trump was reelected. Ostensibly, it is a reunion of old allies; in reality, it is a war council of desperate men. As they lean over maps spread across a large table, the atmosphere will be thick with the scent of gunpowder and political calculus. The primary agenda is not just a strike against Iran, but the preservation of their own legacies and possibly political lives. Senior military and national security officers will provide an update on the latest buildup in the Persian Gulf. Trump, ever…