New Documentary Reveals Netanyahu-Graham Calls on Lobbying Trump Over Lebanon and Iran

Newly released footage from the documentary "The Lindsey Graham Game," which followed the Republican senator over three years, reveals behind-the-scenes conversations between Lindsey Graham and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Recorded on March 4 in Graham's Senate office, the video shows Graham preparing to fly to Florida to meet then-US President Donald Trump, intending to persuade him to join a campaign against Lebanon. Netanyahu, however, urged caution, emphasizing Israel's focus on Iran at that time and warning that opening a broad front against Hezbollah could escalate the conflict undesirably. Netanyahu explained, "We are concentrating on Iran. If we tell Hezbollah we are going all the way, they will have no choice but to go all the way with us. Right now, we do not want that."

The documentary also captures Graham celebrating what he calls a personal victory in advancing the war effort and drawing a comparison between Trump and Netanyahu to World War II leaders Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The footage provides a rare glimpse into the strategic deliberations and diplomatic efforts between Jerusalem and Washington during a critical period of Middle East tensions involving Iran, Hezbollah, Lebanon, and Israel.