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It was a very emotional call from both sides,
Edan's father Adi told AxiosFriction point 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 will have little alternative, but to fall in line ultimately behind the president,
Netanyahu is well familiar with Trump's penchant for making policy and policy statements off the seat of his pants, without a strategy,
The relationship between the current American administration and the Israeli government, heading by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, is very close, and it's very good,
Trump is probably annoyed that Netanyahu restarted the war in Gaza and is threatening further escalation,
Of course, by the way, it's not that we will not find ourselves thinking in different ways about the solutions to all the issues in the Middle East,
Clearly, Trump's unique style, unexpected behavior, his approval ratings in Israel, and after the precedent of the Zelensky 'treatment,' Netanyahu has far less tools to protest the Trump administration's actions that concern Israel,
Trump and Netanyahu are exasperated with each other—each feeling that their concerns and objectives are under-appreciated by the other,
Lipner, now senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, told Newsweek Trump's uncontested grip on the levers of American power have constricted the maneuverability of the prime minister, who has previously tried—often, successfully—to enlist sympathetic voices in the administration, Congress and among the public to plead Israel's case,
Will Trump be interested in forcing Israel's hand to accept a full ceasefire? I am not sure,
But he is also constrained by his far-right coalition partners, who would never allow him to end the war or to make gestures to the Palestinians that could help advance Israeli-Saudi normalization,
Rather than a real rift here—although time will tell—I think we have clocks that are not synchronized, with Trump being impatient and wanting to cut deals quickly and Netanyahu, in his usual playbook, playing for time,
We appreciate the new administration's support,
As he has repeatedly stated in his first and second terms, the President is committed to ensuring Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon,
The more isolationist parts of his administration are gaining strength, leading to real divisions with Israel over Iran nuclear talks and the campaign to counter Houthi aggression,
U.S. demands on humanitarian assistance in Gaza also appear to be surfacing without full coordination with Israel,
President Trump is focused on America First, has limited concern for the views of allies, and wants to advance his agenda with no constraints or delays,
Daniel Shapiro, who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel under former President Barack Obama and later as Biden's special liaison to Israel on Iran, told Newsweek Our interest very much is in not going to war with Iran. It would be a huge distraction of resources. It would be massively expensive to our country,
Vance said in an interview before being sworn into office It’s important to recognize that the president’s approach to foreign policy is heavily influenced by … his version of economic statecraft, which is to look towards the wealthy states in the Gulf and their very large sovereign wealth funds as sources of investment in the United States,
There's no question that the president has earned a lot of leeway when it comes to these issues because of his historic successes in the first term,
