October Surprise: Are Netanyahu’s Escalatory Attacks In Lebanon And Iran Calculated To Help Trump Win Presidency?

The widen war, in the Middle East, being provoked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, may very well decide who becomes America’s president next month. The current bombing of Lebanon, and the attacks on Iran, threaten to ignite the whole region into a catastrophic deadly war—that may lead to a second Donald Trump presidency. Is this the October surprise strategy Netanyahu is employing—with President Joe Biden’s help—to kill Vice-President Kamala Harris’ chance of becoming the first female president? That is clearly the outcome Netanyahu wants. But why is President Joe Biden helping the effort which may cause Harris the 2024 Presidential Election? Ever since the “intelligence failure” on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals, Netanyahu has used that tragedy to benefit his political expediency. Facing criminal charges, in Israel, all-out war against Palestinians was a perfect distraction, like manna from heaven, for the embattled prime minister. The current war escalation into Lebanon is just a continuum of Netanyahu’s Machiavellian machinations to evade legal troubles in Israel. The idea Netanyahu was working toward a peace-deal is pure fantasy. Also, many Israeli citizens reportedly want Trump to win too. Since “birds of a feather flock together,” it is...