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Two elections, one relationship: What the votes mean for US-Israel ties- opinion

Two ballots, one alliance. As Israelis and Americans vote, the future of US-Israel ties faces scrutiny, hard choices, and new realities.

An election campaign poster featuring Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on the back of a bus in Jerusalem, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 25, 2026.
A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, earlier this month.

Trump’s agenda now: Destroy Iranian regime's ability to govern – opinion

US President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu to show Trump proof of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain deception at White House meeting - report

Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 10, 2026.

Iran keeps striking ships in Strait of Hormuz as deal signing looms


What does the future have in store for Israel? - comment

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Nearly four years after I started covering diplomacy, the world is a different place.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2023.

No deal, however limited, can enable Iran to reach the nuclear threshold - editorial

Israel might be the primary target, but nowhere would be safe if Iran acquires a nuclear weapons capability.

 US President Joe Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Europe is closer to alignment with Israel on Iran, Netanyahu says

Following a meeting with French president Macron, Netanyahu left feeling confident in the EU's common goal with Israel.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Elysee Palace as part of the commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War, in Paris, France, November 11, 2018.

Blinken to visit Israel amid tension over anti-PA sanctions

Blinken’s visit will come on the heels of a scheduled trip to the region by President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu to set up 11-member security cabinet for key decisions

While Miri Regev will be the only woman in the security cabinet, the makeup of the ministers will give Netanyahu a clear majority that will likely follow his lead on key votes.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 3, 2023.

Ron Dermer to be strategic affairs minister in Netanyahu gov't

Dermer was rumored to be a candidate for foreign minister. He will also sit in the security cabinet and help Netanyahu run Israel-US relations.

 Ron Dermer enters the Knesset plenum on December 29, 2022.

Iran commander threatens to kidnap and enslave Netanyahu

IRGC Commander Mojtaba Fada said Iran would "frog march [Netanyahu] to Iran wearing a leash and a slave collar."

 ADDRESSING THE UN General Assembly in 2012, then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu draws a red line on an illustration depicting Iran’s ability to create a nuclear weapon.

Netanyahu's ‘trust factor' with superpowers is Israel's strength

"Who is the leader that the President trusts? Who does Putin trust? [Israel has] the golden opportunity of [its] life, everything is moving in [Israel's] direction,” Evans said.

Friends of Zion founder Dr. Mike Evans at the Srugim Conference on Monday.

10 steps Americans, Israelis and Palestinians can take

To work, steps must be taken by Israel and the Palestinian Authority in concert with the US. The sequencing can establish a sense of reciprocity.

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Liberman: Religious pre-army groups are 'private militias'

Yisrael Beytenu leader castigates Netanyahu for ‘protection money’ to Gaza, says religious pre-military academies are forming ‘private militias’ within the IDF.

Avigdor Liberman speaks at a press conference, October 22, 2018