This was absolutely happening before 2016. It might have been unheard of, to you, prior to then. But countries have tried to change the results of US elections since forever.

Qatar sponsored river to the sea-prople have actually tried to take over several countries were they where accepted as refugees and guests. Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon and now france and england. Always with enormous fanfare in the media. Its nice from israel to try spare the us and europe this bout of fanaticism. With such allies who needs enemies?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Palestinians_from...

And of course lies about what they did during the civil war in the wikki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians_in_Lebanon

Spoilers: They murdered christians and used the host country to wage guerrilla warfare on issrael, murdering southern villages in the process