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        "id": 1815841,
        "msgid": "us-reportedly-contacts-israeli-opposition-seeking-netanyahu-replacement-1782100359",
        "date": "2026-06-22 09:35:22",
        "title": "US reportedly contacts Israeli opposition, seeking Netanyahu replacement",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The US government is reportedly building informal ties with Israeli opposition figures amid growing policy rifts with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration. American officials are said to be concerned about hardline elements in the current government and are exploring new political alignments ahead of Israel's October elections. The outreach coincides with US-Iran negotiations and Israeli refusal to link Lebanon and Iran ceasefire terms.",
        "content": "<p>The US government is reportedly communicating with the Israeli\nopposition amid the possibility of a change in Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s\ngovernment, following widening differences between the United States and\nIsrael. Israel\u2019s Channel 12 reported on Sunday that officials in\nPresident Donald Trump\u2019s administration believe Netanyahu\u2019s government\ncould potentially be replaced. As a result, the US has begun informal\ncontacts with opposition figures such as Naftali Bennett, leader of the\nTogether Party, and Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar Party, according\nto the report. \u201cThe US administration has expressed concern about\nhardline groups within Netanyahu\u2019s government and is seeking to build a\nnew base of public support ahead of elections,\u201d Channel 12 stated. The\nreport also noted that the Israeli opposition has been trying to build\nrelations with the US administration in recent months, but has only\nachieved limited results among officials critical of Netanyahu\u2019s\npolicies. \u201cThe American move aims to exploit a political opportunity\namid a crisis of confidence in the current Israeli government,\u201d the\nreport said. The US views the need to establish a \u201cnew informal trust\nmechanism\u201d with Israel, although Trump has not yet given his backing to\nany other Israeli political figure. Surveys also indicate that Arab\nparties could potentially win 10 seats in the elections scheduled for\nOctober. The report emerged as the US and Iran held negotiations in\nSwitzerland mediated by Pakistan to end the military conflict triggered\nby US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February. A provisional agreement calls\nfor a cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon.\nHowever, the Israeli government has refused to link the Iran issue with\nLebanon. Netanyahu has stressed that Israel will not withdraw from areas\nit occupies in southern Lebanon. According to official Lebanese data,\nIsraeli attacks since 2 March have killed nearly 4,000 people and\nwounded more than 12,000 others.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-reportedly-contacts-israeli-opposition-seeking-netanyahu-replacement-1782100359",
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