"The nature of that bilateral relationship—with Israel still reliant upon the military, diplomatic and economic assistance of the United States—is such that the prime minister

Some reports have cast this disconnect as indicative of a chasm between Trump and Israel. But this is a misreading. The divide is not between the president and Israel so much as between the president and Israel’s leader. Most Israelis support what Trump is doing—and oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza.

Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy. Jeet Heer In Donald Trump’s Washington, where chaos and ever-tightening authoritarianism are the order of the day, you have to take your good news where you can find it: The firing last Thursday of the ultra-hawkish national security adviser Michael Waltz was as close to unmitigated good news as one can reasonably hope for at the present moment.

This moment is testing the relationship of the two men, both of whom are politically divisive, fiercely combative and have outsize egos.

The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump soured on Waltz over Waltz's support for an Israeli attack on Iran.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) weighed in on the Middle East in an interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes. CHRIS HAYES, MSNBC HOST: I want to ask you about another issue in the news. You've been very outspoken on,

Israel and the United States are bound not merely by interests but by values: democracy, innovation, and the conviction that free peoples.

We’re in close contact with the United States. But I said one way or the other – Iran will not have nuclear weapons,” he said. Netanyahu has said he would favor a strict diplomatic agreement similar to Libya’s deal in 2003 to destroy its nuclear ...

Donald Trump has found the Israel prime minister too trigger-happy, and their relationship has taken a back-seat.

Netanyahu split would have come this fast, over this many things? It’s the biggest surprise of Trump 2.0, by far.

For Netanyahu, the redline remains ... “You never want to have daylight with the United States if you can afford not to have daylight,” Dermer said, evoking memories of a 2009 meeting Obama had with Jewish leaders in which the then-president reportedly ...