Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu says Israel will be first to solve global explosive drone problem

Netanyahu concluded by vowing that as long as he is the Prime Minister of Israel, he will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons and will maintain the security of northern Israel.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, June 15, 2026.

As his testimony ends, Netanyahu's credibility remains at the heart of his case - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026.

'Political suicide': Netanyahu will not allow a full withdrawal from Lebanon, officials estimate

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Israel must avoid becoming Sparta, even as demands to stop depending on America grow - opinion


Editor's Notes: Israel just met the America that comes after Trump - comment

Here is a bet you can hold me to. The respect from the US lasts. The protection that used to come with it does not, and it gets tested before the year is out, probably in Lebanon.

US VICE President JD Vance and President Donald Trump listen to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House, April 23, 2026, during an earlier round of talks. Trump leads now; Vance and Rubio are next. Israel was in the room as an ambassador, not a principal.

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire starting on Friday, Israel to remain in Lebanon

Iranian delegation cancels Switzerland trip, reportedly due to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah • Israel must stop hostilities in Lebanon, US must pressure Israel, French minister says

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026.

Likud Legal Advisor Avi Halevy announces immediate resignation in letter to Netanyahu

Further, he thanked Netanyahu for the trust placed in him during his years in office.

Attorney Avi Halevy, the Likud party's chief legal adviser arrives to a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on whether a lawmaker facing criminal indictment can be tapped to form a coalition, December 31, 2019.

IDF withdrawal from Lebanon would be a failure, must hold strategic points in north, Chikli says

"One thing is clear and simple, as is happening in the Gaza Strip," he said. "We must not again defend Metula from an outpost that is inside Metula.”

Amichai Chikli, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism attends a conference organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

Trump’s Iran diplomacy could empower Hezbollah, weaken deterrence - opinion

Trump’s emerging Iran strategy risks empowering the very actors most interested in sabotaging peace and dividing allies.

US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Trump: I'll likely support Netanyahu in next Israeli election, but need to see who is running

This comes after Trump's other recent criticisms of Netanyahu. On Wednesday, Trump claimed the pair have a "little dispute" over Lebanon, but said he liked the prime minister.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embrace as they walk into Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Yoaz Hendel: Reservists Party expected to join political alliance ahead of elections - interview

Speaking after the party held internal primaries this week to determine its Knesset list, Hendel said he was engaged in "sensitive talks" regarding a merger. 

YOAZ HENDEL, head of the Reservists’ Party and former minister, holds a press conference in Petah Tikva, May 10, 2026.

Israel will not withdraw from southern Lebanon until security restored, Netanyahu vows

An Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post that Israel is "conducting stubborn negotiations" with the United States on maintaining its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025

Iran deal turns into global loyalty test as tension builds between Trump and Israel - analysis

Trump remains popular, powerful, and rhetorically committed to Israel’s survival. But his support now comes with public scolding, transactional accounting, and an unmistakable demand from Netanyahu.

US President Donald Trump, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, holds a press conference during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Is that how friends treat friends? Trump latest in Netanyahu's rifts with US presidents - opinion

Bibi has put Israel in a weak position with little choice but to follow Trump’s lead. 

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.