Fergus Finlay: Iran conflict shows Trump has no regard for global law — and Netanyahu exploits that
As Trump cosies up to Netanyahu, the collapse of international norms accelerates — and the stakes are deadly serious
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
I GO away for a week, and when I come back, the whole world is in a state of chaos. Well, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration — so far anyway. But when I went on holiday to Italy a week ago, there was still some semblance of international law, some notion that democratic countries at least would obey rules.
It’s a wonderful country, Italy, and especially Umbria, north of Rome — very like West Cork, only with deeper valleys and a lot more sun. It is sadly not blessed with much in the way of an internet connection, and that makes it hard to keep abreast of the news.
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