# Netanyahu tried to remake the Middle East. It backfired | Pinch Point

https://mins.news/en/video/105084

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-18 12:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrtN8YSoVQ

> Israeli leaders once dreamed of redrawing the Middle East and erasing Palestine, but wars of expansion have driven regional states to cooperate against Israel. The new season’s first Pinch Point episode examines changes since October 7, Israel’s turn from diplomacy to territorial expansion and permanent war, and the alliances formed as the region emerged from multiple crises.

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