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US President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
October 20, 2026, 4:03 am
Analysts and US liberal groups raise eyebrows at Trump endorsement of Netanyahu
Washington Institute’s David Makovsky says decision contradicts ‘longstanding US practice of avoiding explicit endorsements’; Mark Levin calls complaints ‘partisan political whine’
By Sharon Udasin
Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks at the launch of his party's election campaign in Hod Hasharon, June 30, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 6, 2026, 12:58 pm
Gruff and unpolished, Gadi Eisenkot is becoming the face of the anti-Netanyahu movement
The plainspoken ex-IDF head embodies a shift from the PM’s slick style, which has come to define Israeli politics. But after surging in the polls, he now faces a brutal campaign as Netanyahu’s chief foe
By Ben Sales
Protesters burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of anti-regime protesters in Iran, in central London, January 11, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/AFP)
January 13, 2026, 11:24 pm
Why the massive Iran protests haven’t toppled its clerical establishment
Protests have gone on for weeks, but unless street unrest and foreign pressure can prompt defections at the top, the regime, though weakened, will likely hold, analysts say
By Samia Nakhoul
Then-Jewish Home party chairman Naftali Bennett (R) is interviewed by Brookings Executive Vice President Martin Indyk at the Brookings Institute in Washington on December 6, 2014. (Brookings Institute)
June 5, 2021, 2:02 am
A PM Bennett won’t fix tensions with Dems, but ties with Biden should endure
Progressives’ issues with Israel extend beyond Netanyahu, and won’t be alleviated by his departure alone; still, some in the party view new prospective gov’t as cause for optimism
By Jacob Magid
A portrait of Benjamin Netanyahu is set on fire during an annual pro-Palestinian rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 10, 2015. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 25, 2021, 6:50 pm
US wants to hear out allies on Iran. Netanyahu girds for fight unless it listens
Leaked comments indicate the prime minister is readying for battle over Biden’s insistence on rejoining the nuclear pact, even as Washington says it will hear Israeli concerns
By Jacob Magid
Co-authors David Makovsky (far left) and Ambassador Dennis Ross, with Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz at the National Library of Israel, January 6, 2020. (Udi Alfassi/Tranquilo Productions)
January 7, 2020, 3:45 pm
Israel is on precipice of losing option of two-state solution, say US advisers
Authors ambassador Dennis Ross and David Makovsky warn that Israel is nearing the point of no return with Palestinians, in a live interview with ToI editor David Horovitz
By ToI Staff
People mourn in front of a synagogue in Halle, Germany, October 10, 2019. (Jens Meyer/AP)
October 11, 2019, 12:09 pm
LISTEN: Germany in denial of its deep-rooted anti-Semitism, says AJC Berlin head
Episode #6: Post-Halle shooting, Remko Leemhuis pushes for security in Jewish communities * ToI’s Raphael Ahren on Israel-Gulf relations * David Makovsky talks Israeli leadership
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Ronen Zvulun/ File)
October 8, 2019, 10:37 am
Is Israel past the age of heroic leaders?
In a new book, Dennis Ross and David Makovsky recall iconic moments of Israeli decision-making… and ask if Israelis still have what it takes to separate from the Palestinians
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Jared Kushner, right, and Jason Greenblatt, left, attend the opening session of a Middle East peace conference in Warsaw, Poland, Feb. 14, 2019. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images via JTA)
June 19, 2019, 4:43 am
A who’s who of next week’s peace summit in Bahrain
The conference in Manama is ostensibly intended to advance peace between Israelis and Palestinians — but neither will be there
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Ronald Reagan Building December 18, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
December 19, 2017, 7:01 pm
Trump strategy paper has good and less good news for Israel, but may not matter
Administration’s new document says Israel ‘is not the cause’ of Mideast turmoil, but it lacks the Obama-era pledge to maintain Israel’s military edge
By Eric Cortellessa
US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Jerusalem as US Vice President Mike Pence looks on in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 6, 2017. (Madel Ngan/AFP)
December 6, 2017, 10:53 pm
Trump recognizes Jerusalem, but experts have trouble spotting his endgame
The president says a new approach is needed where others failed, but without a peace plan proposal, simply shifting US policy looks strange at best
By Eric Cortellessa
Illustrative: A new interactive map developed by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy for its website Settlements and Solutions that is designed to allow users to assess the current viability of a two-state solution. (Screen Capture)
November 30, 2017, 5:09 am
DC think tank launches site exploring where settlers fit into peace plans
Former Mideast peace negotiator David Makovsky of the Washington Institute says satellite imagery shows a two-state solution is still possible with land swaps
By Eric Cortellessa
US President Donald Trump embraces Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after making a joint statement in Jerusalem, Monday, May 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 11, 2017, 6:28 am
Netanyahu’s legal woes hardly affect Trump’s peace push, say ex-Mideast negotiators
Two veteran US diplomats say PM’s possible indictment won’t undercut US attempts because no process is yet in place, though Bibi may be a bit more distracted
By Eric Cortellessa
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
May 21, 2017, 6:23 am
In Israel, Trump’s success will hinge on the news back home
Former officials say president’s recent Israel-related missteps won’t have as much of an impact as the unfolding Russia probe
By Eric Cortellessa
Rex Tillerson speaks to the media after the Exxon annual shareholder's meeting at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, TX, on May 25, 2011. (JTA/Jason Janik/Bloomberg News)
December 14, 2016, 1:53 am
What Rex Tillerson, Trump’s pick as US secretary, could mean for the Jewish agenda
Oil companies, like Exxon of which he is CEO, have over the years clashed with the pro-Israel lobby and with Israeli interests, but some see that era as a thing of the past
By Ron Kampeas
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