Like Donald Trump, Netanyahu will say and do anything to stay in power. Unlike Trump, he’s actually good at it. Beset with political and legal problems, and stuck with an unpopular campaign promise that he probably didn’t want to keep, he managed to leverage the annexation issue into diplomatic recognition by the UAE. It was a stunning, but ultimately meaningless (except to him) accomplishment.
Why meaningless? It doesn’t bring a peace with the Palestinians any closer. It doesn’t really change the relationship with the UAE, or even make a secret public. It doesn’t change the balance of power with Iran. It doesn’t even take annexation off the table for good; if Netanyahu is once again forced by events to talk about it, he’ll do it.
What this will do is provide further confirmation to Trump that life is all about creating and using leverage. If the Constitution denies you that leverage, well, the Constitution is just a scrap of paper.