Benjamin Netanyahu

First round of US-Iran talks conclude, Israel not ready to withdraw from Lebanon

Trump insists US-Iran MoU qualifies as Tehran's 'unconditional surrender' • Israel will not withdraw troops from southern Lebanon ahead of negotiations, official tells 'Post'

US Vice-President JD Vance and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026.

WATCH: 'Iran will never have nuclear weapon while I'm PM,' Netanyahu tells JNS summit

MK Dan IIlouz

Likud MK Illouz: Amid draft debate, it's time to end the Likud-haredi partnership - interview

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026.

Trump humiliates Netanyahu as US abandons Israel in Iran deal showdown - opinion


Trump and Zionism: The illusion of philanthropy in the White House - opinion

Trump has a clear compass; sometimes Israel falls on the same needle, and sometimes it may point elsewhere. That does not mean the compass should be discarded when there is no alignment.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu: Israel does not know terms of US-Iran nuclear deal

Netanyahu added that he and US President Donald Trump don't always "see eye to eye" at times, saying that "Israel's security interests need to be defended wisely."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026.

US, Iran deal alarms Iranian dissidents while Israel vows to stay in Lebanon

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.

Knesset's election of Rabello as comptroller conducted unlawfully, retired justice tells high court

The petitions argue that the secrecy of the vote was not a technical formality, but a central legal protection meant to allow MKs to vote freely.

Attorney Michael Rabello, candidate for the State Comptroller seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2026.

Netanyahu 'needs Trump,' won't give up on US support so easily, fmr. comms. advisor says

He argued that Netanyahu is currently in an uncomfortable political position, having been "humiliated" with the announcement of the deal, adding that there is no news about Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embrace as they walk into Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Bennett: 'Clock for Iran regime change to start as soon as government in Israel changes'

"The term of the Netanyahu government began with a civil war, continued with the massacre of the seven in October, and ends with a historic failure against Iran," said Bennett.

Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

Iran’s regime survives, Israel worries: Winners, losers emerging from new US-Iran deal - analysis

Two Israeli strikes over the past year have influenced a rapid American push toward ceasefire agreements.

People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut's southern suburbs on June 14, 2026.

Beirut claims Israel struck Lebanon for first time since US-Iran ceasefire announced

US-Iran agreement to be signed in Switzerland on Friday • World congratulates all parties for reaching agreement • Israeli leaders decry inclusion of Lebanon in US-Iran deal

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.

Trump says Netanyahu is 'a very difficult guy,' almost derailed US-Iran agreement - report

The memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington was announced on Sunday and will be signed on Friday in Switzerland. 

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

‘Backstabbing those who serve’: Deputy FM slams coalition laws aiding draft evaders - interview

Explaining why she has voted against the legislation, Haskel said in her interview with the Post that, “we are at war, and when we have a pyramid of priorities, security always has to be on the top."

Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.