Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump sends signed thank you note to Netanyahu for Bat Yam promenade named for him

The note was written on a printout of a post Netanyahu made on X/Twitter. "Bibi - This is so great - Thank you - Donald," the president had written below the post, along with his signature.

A PRINTOUT of a post from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, signed by US President Donald Trump.
Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out after a visit inside the Rahav, the fifth submarine in the fleet, after it arrived in Haifa's port

From submarines to Oct. 7, Israel pays the price of governing in the dark - opinion

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, 1948-2020.

Editor's Notes: Even after his death, Rabbi Sacks' idea of antisemitism stays dangerously relevant


Israel to seek new 10-year security deal with Trump administration, FT reports

Israel is preparing talks with the Trump administration on a new 10-year security agreement, seeking to extend US military support while planning for a future without billions in American grants.

CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on January 24, 2026.

Trump affirms Hamas disarmament next step in Gaza, welcomes return of final hostage - Axios

Trump praised the terror group for "working very hard" to return the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, whose remains were located and returned to Israel earlier on Monday.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.

'We brought home a hero': Netanyahu says Israel ready for next phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

The remarks came shortly after the IDF located the remains of slain hostage St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, in northern Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the complete disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip with "no delay" at the Knesset, Jerusalem. January 26.

No one left behind, Israel completes hostage recovery - comment

After 843 days, Israel has accounted for every hostage taken on October 7, bringing home the living and the fallen at immense cost.

Thousands gather at Hostage Square to celebrate the return of the hostages, October 13, 2025. We have rejoiced alongside their families, who spent two years trapped in a waking nightmare.

'Hero of Kibbutz Alumim': Israel reacts to news of final hostage Ran Gvili's return

Leaders across Israel paid tribute as the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili were brought home, closing the chapter of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Itzik Gvili, father of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, places his hands on the coffin containing his son's remains, January 26, 2026.

Court orders transfer of raw KAN interview footage in Feldstein ‘Bild’ leak probe

The ruling relates to two investigations in which Urich is a suspect: the Bild document leak affair and a separate probe linked to a late-night meeting at the Kirya military headquarters.

ELI FELDSTEIN may have been only a bit player in the Prime Minister’s Office, but he sat at the center of two scandals that have been percolating below the surface for months. Here, Feldstein is seen appearing at the Tel Aviv District Court in May.

The perils of Israel’s courtship of Europe’s far Right - opinion

While it may generate tactical support from a handful of governments, it accelerates Israel’s alienation from the European mainstream that actually shapes research cooperation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote

Both haredi parties have threatened to withhold support for the state budget unless agreements are reached on the draft law to avoid conscription.

 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as lawmakers gather at the Knesset plenum to vote on a bill that would limit some Supreme Court power, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

From Hillel and Shamai to Trump and Netanyahu: Polarized, divided Jewry is dangerous - opinion

Jews have always had differences of opinion, and it has never shown the best of us. We can't be divided anymore.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

'Handing Gaza to the PA': Israeli officials slam partially opening Rafah Border Crossing

The political reactions came before Israel confirmed the identification of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili's remains on Monday.

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025