In December 2021, Trump publicly attacked Netanyahu, claiming that the latter was never interested in peace and was an impediment to the former's Middle East policy. Trump even went as far as stating that his policy would've been more successful had Benny Gantz ousted Netanyahu following the 2019-20 parliamentary elections.[https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-i-thought-israelis-would-do-anything-for-peace-but-found-that-not-to-be-true/] This statement is corroborated by Netanyahu's alleged involvement in [[John Bolton]] and [[Mike_Pompeo|Mike Pompeo's]] efforts to sabotage détente talks between the United States and Iran.[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-how-bolton-netanyahu-and-pompeo-sabotaged-trump-s-dream-of-talks-with-iran-1.8937077] | In December 2021, Trump publicly attacked Netanyahu, claiming that the latter was never interested in peace and was an impediment to the former's Middle East policy. Trump even went as far as stating that his policy would've been more successful had Benny Gantz ousted Netanyahu following the 2019-20 parliamentary elections.[https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-i-thought-israelis-would-do-anything-for-peace-but-found-that-not-to-be-true/] This statement is corroborated by Netanyahu's alleged involvement in [[John Bolton]] and [[Mike_Pompeo|Mike Pompeo's]] efforts to sabotage détente talks between the United States and Iran.[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-how-bolton-netanyahu-and-pompeo-sabotaged-trump-s-dream-of-talks-with-iran-1.8937077] |