They could behave better.

So Netanyahu has framed these attacks as defensive, right? We are responding to Hezbollah's attacks on Israel, and we've a right to defend ourselves, so we're going to hit into Beirut.

That is also a card that Netanyahu will continue to play to see how far he can push Trump and test Trump's patience, right? Knowing, as we said earlier, Netanyahu has this sort of political situation where he has to deal with the security of northern Israel for his own political future, but also he can't entirely blow up his relationship with President Trump.

So he's gonna see how far he can push it.

And Mark, on the US side?

I think in the short term things can survive in terms of the aid continuing, fences can be mended, things can appear on the surface to be basically normal.

However, [gentle music] I do think that there is this fundamental shift in American opinion that has played out over time, but it's been particularly acute in the last two and a half, three years since October 7th, the Gaza War, two Iran wars, the war in Lebanon.

There's this view, especially among younger people, but not entirely among younger people, who associate Israel with Netanyahu, and they don't see the benefits of America's alliance with Israel.