The victory of Netanyahu, a thorn in the side of Obama


After six years of execrable relations, US President Barack Obama has not finished with Benjamin Netanyahu.


The leader of Israel's head, it is a thorn in the side of Obama, the two men are increasingly at odds over Iran and the peace process in the Middle East.

"We will continue to work with Israel, said Republican Senator John Hoeven. This is our most important ally in the region. And of course with what is happening with the Islamic state, we will work very similarly, whatever the formed coalition. "


The most recent example of these tensions is Netanyahu's speech, there are two weeks in the US Congress. In front of a mostly Republican room and hostile to Obama, Netanyahu had defied Washington for talks with Iran.


Remains to be seen, according to the analyst, what will be the face of the future coalition:

"If there is a change of government in Israel that can only be beneficial for relations with the United States, said Aaron David Miller, an analyst at the Wilson Center. But the peace process, on Iran and the settlements, it will not be the expected transformation. There are a lot of constraints. "


"According to the first reactions in Washington, the election results will not fundamentally change things, says Stefan Grobe, our correspondent in Washington there will always be a strong American support, whatever the difficulties in forming the next government. After all, have problems to govern is something that American presidents know well. "






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