Netanyahu rivals seize on Democrats' sweep of US Congress, seeking his ouster
JERUSALEM, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu's political rivals seized on Democrats' capture of the US Congress as proof that he had squandered generations of bipartisan American support for Israel, as they seek a chance to form a government without him.
Democrats won majorities in both the Senate and House in Tuesday's midterm election, in a scathing rebuke to President Donald Trump fuelled in part by deep frustration over the unpopular US-Israeli war on Iran.
The US vote took place just a week after an Israeli election, when Netanyahu's right-wing coalition lost its parliamentary majority but performed well enough to deny his main opponent Gadi Eisenkot a clear path to unseat him.
