Graham wanted to convince Trump to attack in Lebanon, Netanyahu halted him: "Not our interest"
In a documentary about the late lawmaker, details of which were published in the Wall Street Journal, a conversation with the prime minister is documented about American joining the campaign against Hezbollah - and about…
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A newly surfaced documentary reveals that the late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham pushed for American military strikes in Lebanon during conversations with Prime Minister Netanyahu and a regional leader, arguing that Donald Trump "likes to blow things up." Netanyahu pushed back, stating a broader campaign was not in Israel's interest. The footage offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how Israeli leadership managed American pressure for escalation, and raises questions about what other high-level interventions may have shaped the course of regional conflicts.