Israel's wars in the Middle East are unlikely to end in 2025 or for that matter any time in the foreseeable future. The immediate reason for that is that Benjamin Netanyahu needs to prolong the ghastly war in Gaza to avoid standing trial at home on corruption charges which carry a prison sentence.

When President Donald Trump returns to the White House, most expect he’ll give Israel a long leash to do as it sees fit in the Middle East. However, that expectation could be tested and might prove to be wrong altogether.

It wasn’t at all surprising that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate Donald Trump on his election win, calling it a “huge victory.” In a congratulatory statement,

As Israel’s current military campaign against Palestinians surpasses 14 months, President-elect Donald Trump has avoided saying whether he would allow the U.S.-supported country to annex the occupied West Bank under his incoming administration.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday with Adam Boehler, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs, according to his office.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, during which they spoke about the need for Israel’s victory in its war on Hamas in Gaza.

Trump has said a second Holocaust is all but nigh, but it was the first time he set a deadline for Israel’s destruction. WASHINGTON — Fred Zeidman, a Houston businessman and Republican ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he told President-elect Donald J. Trump that the country had delivered “a tough blow” against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Will the second Trump Administration greenlight Israeli annexation of the West Bank? Several of the President-elect’s recent appointments have suggested at least a friendliness to the idea. Donald Trump’s choice for U.

The upcoming change in the White House has created uncertainty in the Middle East, with President-elect Donald Trump standing as an unpredictable element.

The president-elect has pledged to cover the U.S. with an Israeli-modeled missile defense shield but has not offered specifics.

It’s hard to argue that 2024 was anything other than eventful, turbulent, and even outright crazy, setting the stage perfectly for the next Trump presidency.