Netanyahu & Trump: The optics and the outrage

As Netanyahu courts Trump with peace prizes and platitudes, divisions over Israel in the MAGA media space are deepening.

Netanyahu wants to ‘pull the Americans indirectly’ in case of regional conflict

Israeli wants to claw back some of the deterrents that it has lost and recalibrate the shift in the balance of power in the region back towards itself, according to Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project. “If it can do that without full-blown war, that would be the preference because for Netanyahu, the dangers of full-blown war are significant, including that they can turn to a real push to de-escalate and lead to a

Netanyahu’s hostage dilemma

Through eight months of war in Gaza, the issue of the hostages has obsessed the Israeli public above all else but the dramatic operation to rescue four Israelis held captive in Gaza last week – which resulted in a massacre of more than 270 Palestinians – has revealed that a ceasefire deal remains the best option to secure their safe return.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paid lip service to the public’s demand to bring the captives home but Israelis are coming to the realisation that the issue is a headache for him – it gets in the way of what seems to be his effort to prolong this war in order to prolong his own political career.

Netanyahu says Israel prepared for ‘direct attack from Iran’

Israel withdraws from Gaza's al-Shifa hospital as thousands demand Netanyahu resign

Anti-government protests took place across Israel over the weekend, as the war in Gaza approaches the six-month mark and approximately 100 hostages remain in captivity after Hamas’ October 7 terror attack.