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Polls Show Even Republicans Are Souring On Israel Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Right now, the path to war or peace in the Middle East is obscured by the conflicting positions of the Trump administration, its Israeli allies, its Iranian adversaries, and various intermediaries. One thing that is very clear, however, is that Israel is placing a fragile cease-fire under intense strain thanks to its determination to crush Hezbollah while battering and dominating Lebanon. There are also persistent reports that Bibi Netanyahu and his government are not inclined to accept any enduring peace agreement with Iran as it is currently constituted and are relatively indifferent to the oil-market dynamics on which Donald Trump is disproportionately focused. More generally, Israel is vulnerable to growing perceptions in the United States that it pulled Trump into this unpopular war and is now impeding his efforts to get out of it . With that dynamic in mind, new data from Pew about Americans’ steadily eroding sense of solidarity with Israel is worth a long look. As of late March, even before this latest chaotic turn in Middle Eastern events, what used to be strong bipartisan support for Israel i…

'It's a big mistake': Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace ... ‘It’s a big mistake’: Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace deal A In ‘middle Israel’ there are fears Iran could rebuild stronger – and there is particular ire for Donald Trump In the Tree brasserie off Herzl Street in Rehovot, there was much that almost everyone agreed on. Few contested that the ceasefire deal concluded by Iran and the US a few days earlier was very bad for Israel. “We were betrayed by President Trump,” said Avi Perez, 55. They believed, too, that Israel, more than ever, was surrounded by danger that it would have to confront alone. “It is strange. One day we were in the [bomb] shelters with our children … The next day, everything is supposed to be normal. But nothing has been resolved,” said Shaham Nowick, 35, as he studied the menu. Continue reading... Read full story at source Go to Source: The Guardian

Right Wing Israeli Paper: Trump Has "Betrayed Israelis" Right Wing Israeli Paper: Trump Has “Betrayed Israelis” June 19, 2026 Iran War , Politics From Israel’s right wing newspaper Israel Hayom : Mr. President, you have gravely harmed the human interests of the enlightened world, and you may be remembered forever as the president who brought about America’s humiliation. You betrayed us, the Israelis. And in a single moment, the contempt you once faced suddenly seems so justified and logical. You could have been the greatest president of all in this era, alongside Woodrow Wilson, who won World War I and created the foundation for the international framework of the new world; alongside Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who defeated the Nazis and Japan; and behind George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Then you would have deserved not only the Nobel Prize you covet, but eternal recognition and respect from everyone in the world who mocked you, and there are many such people. You could have been that president, as you claim to be, but you failed. You missed the opportunity. Instead, unless you change course against the advice of your vice president and envoy, you will be remembered forever a…

Israel's Trump Delusion: Why Netanyahu's Ambition to Remake ... Israel’s Trump Delusion Why Netanyahu’s Ambition to Remake the Middle East Is Unlikely to Succeed Shalom Lipner November 25, 2024 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at his golf club in Doral, Florida, October 2024 Brian Snyder / Reuters SHALOM LIPNER is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs. From 1990 to 2016, he served seven consecutive premiers at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. More by Shalom Lipner Listen Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in . Share & Download Print Subscribe to unlock this feature or Sign in . Save Sign in and save to read later Close Share Israel’s Trump Delusion Why Netanyahu’s Ambition to Remake the Middle East Is Unlikely to Succeed Shalom Lipner Share in email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Copy Link Copied Article link: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israels-trump-delusion https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israels-trump-delusion Copy Gift Link Copied This is a subscriber-only feature. Subscribe now or Sign in . Create Citation Copied Chicago MLA APSA APA Chicago C…

'It's a big mistake': Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace ... ‘It’s a big mistake’: Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace deal | Israel Iran On Jun 20, 2026 Share I n the Tree brasserie off Herzl Street in Rehovot, there was much that almost everyone agreed on. Few contested that the ceasefire deal concluded by Iran and the US a few days earlier was very bad for Israel. “We were betrayed by President Trump,” said Avi Perez, 55. They believed, too, that Israel , more than ever, was surrounded by danger that it would have to confront alone. “It is strange. One day we were in the [bomb] shelters with our children … The next day, everything is supposed to be normal. But nothing has been resolved,” said Shaham Nowick, 35, as he studied the menu. Rehovot, 12 miles from Tel Aviv, has long been held up by pollsters as the epitome of “middle Israel”, if such a thing exists in such a diverse and divided country. Rows of Israeli and pride flags flew on major streets, loud rave music blasted on one street corner, Orthodox Jewish men gathered on another, and weekend traffic built up around construction sites for a new bus system. Some had come to the brasserie for a b…

The End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance - Foreign Policy Essay The End of the U.S.-Israel Alliance A joint war against Iran might be its apex. June 15, 2026, 12:12 AM By Joshua Leifer , a columnist for Haaretz . A museum-style glass display case sits against a solid orange background. Inside the case, on a white surface, are seven small, tattered fragments of fabric arranged in two rows. The fragments feature patterns from the United States flag (red and white stripes, and white stars on a blue field) and the Israeli flag (the blue Star of David and blue stripes on a white field). A small white label on the front left corner of the glass case reads "EXHIBIT I The U.S.-Israel Alliance". Matt Chase illustration for Foreign Policy Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN Magazine cover with a light blue background featuring a large hourglass in the center. Inside the top bulb of the hourglass, a small globe of Earth rests on a pile of sand as the grains slip through the narrow neck into the bottom bulb. To the left, the black and white logo "FP" is visible with the text "SUMMER 2026" underneath. To the right, bold text reads "the End of," f…

Iran war and peace talks strain U.S.-Israel alliance - PBS 6/26/2026 | 26m 46sVideo hasClosed Captions|CC How the Iran war and peace talks are straining the U.S.-Israel alliance Four months ago, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint war with a level of military and political integration rarely seen in history. But the U.S. is now unilaterally negotiating a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses the future of the U.S.-Israel alliance with former Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog, Danielle Pletka and Aaron David Miller. 06/26/2026 Problems playing video?Report a Problem|Closed Captioning Feedback Before you submit an error, please consult ourVideo Help page. Problems playing video?Report a Problem|Closed Captioning Feedback Before you submit an error, please consult ourVideo Help page. 6/26/2026 | 26m 46sVideo hasClosed Captions|CC Four months ago, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint war with a level of military and political integration rarely seen in history. But the U.S. is now unilaterally negotiating a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses the future of the U.S.-Israel al…

Donald Trump's Iran Deal Is Israel's Disaster | The New Yorker Save this story Save this story Save this story Save this story After Israel struck a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut on Sunday, Israelis went to bed expecting to be roused by incoming missiles from Iran. Instead, they awoke to news of a ceasefire. Even for a country versed in turmoil, this was an extraordinary turn of events. But rather than feeling a sense of relief that the hostilities were over—or, at the least, suspended—most Israelis responded with alarm. “Good for Iran, Bad for Israel,” Yediot Ahronot , a popular newspaper, declared in a front-page headline on Thursday, when it became clear that the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran did not address Israel’s top concerns, namely Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and its arsenal of ballistic missiles. That concern cut across political lines. Less than a third of Israeli Jews—from right, left, and center—thought that ending the war under the current conditions was in the country’s security interests, according to an Israel Democracy Institute poll released days before the deal was announced. (Sixty per cent of Arabs in the country thoug…

Ally or Landlord? Deepening Israel-US Alliance Fuels Unease and ... Ally or Landlord? Deepening Israel-US Alliance Fuels Unease and Political Pushback Keren Setton 11/02/2025 US-Israel expert Shmuel Rosner told TML that without US support ‘Israel will need to come up with a completely new strategy for its survival’ The latest tectonic shifts in the Middle East, including the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, have made clear the effect of US domestic politics on Washington’s foreign policy. Both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describe the relationship as something deeper than a standard alliance. A string of official visits to Israel after the ceasefire went into effect—first President Trump, followed by Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio—has reinforced the relationship’s unique status. Trump’s tone and content during his visit to the Knesset cannot be described as merely that of an ally. Indeed, it more closely resembled that of a landlord. “Trump’s tone and content during his visit to the Knesset cannot be described as merely that of an ally. Indeed, it more closely resembled that of a landlord,” Udi Sommer, he…

‘It’s a big mistake’: Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace deal <p>In ‘middle Israel’ there are fears Iran could rebuild stronger – and there is particular ire for Donald Trump</p><p>In the Tree brasserie off Herzl Street in Rehovot, there was much that almost everyone agreed on. Few contested that the ceasefire deal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/trump-us-iran-war-mou-deal">concluded by Iran and the US a few days earlier</a> was very bad for Israel. “We were betrayed by President Trump,” said Avi Perez, 55.</p><p>They believed, too, that Israel, more than ever, was surrounded by danger that it would have to confront alone. “It is strange. One day we were in the [bomb] shelters with our children … The next day, everything is supposed to be normal. But nothing has been resolved,” said Shaham Nowick, 35, as he studied the menu.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/israelis-betrayed-angry-after-iran-peace-deal-donald-trump">Continue reading...</a>

The Iran War and the End of the “Middle East” | The New Yorker Save this story Save this story Save this story Save this story A few weeks before the horrific events of October 7, 2023, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, went to the United Nations General Assembly and heralded a new age. He brought a prop to the dais, as he often does—this time, a series of maps of Israel and the surrounding region, one of which highlighted a number of Arab countries in green. These included the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt, which already had normalized ties with Israel, and other nations which, at the time, seemed close to a diplomatic opening with the Jewish state, such as Saudi Arabia and Sudan. The Abraham Accords —the normalization pacts with a handful of Arab states which President Donald Trump had helped broker during his first term—were “a pivot in history,” Netanyahu said. His map was titled “The New Middle East.” Netanyahu spoke breezily of bringing “prosperity and peace to this entire region” through trade corridors and security partnerships with Arab neighbors. Then he picked up a red marker. “A few years ago, I stood here with a red marker to show the curse, a…

A long and bitter journey for Israel since Oct. 7 - MS NOW This is the June 17, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter.Subscribe hereto get it delivered straight to your inbox every Monday through Friday. Lionel Messi — the man, the myth, the legend — en route to a hat trick as Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 yesterday in the 38-year-old’s sixth World Cup. “If they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head.” — PresidentDonald Trumpon the draft deal with Iran Last year,Benjamin NetanyahutoldDonald Trumphe was “the greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House.” A year later, not so much. “Without me, there would be no Israel.” “I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israelbecause of this.” “He has no fuckingjudgment,” Netanyahu’s best bud said of him. Strong supporters of Israel have a right to feel betrayed. It has been a long and bitter journey for Israel and its Arab neighbors since Oct. 7, when more Jews were killed than on any other day since the Holocaust. Israelis supported Netanyahu’s brutal policies after that slaughter because of the horrors Hamas unleashed on I…

How Israel Became a Rogue Ally | Crooked Media This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he’s invading the Palestinian city of Rafah despite strong opposition from the Biden administration. Why does Israel, a country that seems to rely on the U.S. for so much, increasingly ignore and defy its long time American patron? And at what point is a defiant ally not really an ally at all? This week on How We Got Here, Israel’s decades-long effort to break free of their military, economic, and diplomatic dependence on the United States—and what it means for the peace process. TRANSCRIPT Erin Ryan:So, Max, I’ve been following the dynamic between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu pretty closely. Max Fisher:And listeners should know this is not because you have the world’s worst sense of fun. Erin Ryan:No, no, it’s because I’ve noticed something very hard to explain about their relationship, and I have a great sense of fun. I have multiple books on reproductive coercion around the world on hold at the Los Angeles Public Library as we speak. Max Fisher:But you know who isn’t having fun, Erin, is Joe Biden every time he talks to Benjamin Netanyahu. Erin Ryan:Well, this…

'IT'S A BIG MISTAKE': Israelis feel betrayed, angry after signing of US ... Share Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print As Israel enters a new political season, the public’s reaction to the U.S.-Iran agreement is likely to remain a central issue—one that could shape both the country’s domestic politics and its approach to regional security for years to come. A growing sense of frustration, uncertainty, and betrayal is spreading across Israel following the recently signed peace agreement between the United States and Iran, with many Israelis questioning whether the deal has enhanced or undermined their country’s security. Related Articles Sunday Igboho-led Iru Ekun team attacked inside Oyo’s forest 4 hours ago Iran’s Revolutionary Guards bomb US military positions in retaliatory attack 4 hours ago In cafés, town squares, and communities near Israel’s northern border, residents expressed concern that the agreement may allow Iran to recover from recent military setbacks while leaving Israel to confront ongoing regional threats largely on its own. “We were betrayed by President Trump,” said Avi Perez, a 55-year-old engineer speaking at a popular brasserie in Reho…