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Netanyahu warns Israel could face banking sanctions, prepares alternative financial system

Netanyahu says Israel is preparing alternatives to banking sanctions, including blockchain, and warns that US military aid cannot be taken for granted.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials on the day of the funeral service for late US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC,July 28, 2026.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025

Trump waited for favorable election polling before endorsing Netanyahu, sources say

Pictures from the MIBA event announcing the US-Israel Innovation Exchange (USIIE).

Israel-US commercial relations strengthen after 80 organizations sign MoU to improve bilateral ties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the White House, July 28, 2026.

Rubio spoke with Israel's Netanyahu on Monday, State Department official says


‘I don't know how Jews can vote for Harris’ - Trump at Netanyahu meeting

Netanyahu met with both Harris and Trump during his visit to Washington this week, to help set up the relationship with whichever one of the candidates enters the White House.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, July 26, 2024.

What does the public have to say about Netanyahu's speech to Congress?

It is estimated that more than 80 Democratic politicians in Congress will not come to watch the speech.

 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), listen as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

Itamar Ben-Gvir endorses Donald Trump for US presidency

Ben-Gvir accused the Biden administration of "preventing Israel from winning."

 Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2023.

Biden-Netanyahu meeting 'still on track' despite withdrawal from election - AP

The exact timing of the meeting is still being negotiated between the two, as the US President is still recovering from COVID-19, the Press cited the official as saying.

 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this White House handout image taken in the Oval Office in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2024.

Poll numbers in US show Israeli Jews are deterred by White House Middle East approach - editorial

The political and ideological alignment between Trump and Israel’s right-wing factions further solidifies his appeal among these voters.

 Republican candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks as he attends a presidential debate with Democrat candidate, U.S. President Joe Biden, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.

Biden battles party doubts as Netanyahu clings to power - opinion

The picture will be clear in three to four months. If Biden wins—seemingly impossible now—he'll rally to rehabilitate himself and his party. If he fails, he'll drag Democrats into political disaster.

 US President Joe Biden (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)

Trump's VP pick J. D. Vance: 'I'll be as strong an advocate for US-Israel relationship as anyone'

In a 2022 interview with The Jerusalem Post, Vance emphasized his commitment to a strong US-Israel relationship.

 Former U.S. president Donald Trump listens as JD Vance speaks during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S., September 17, 2022.

There’s a risk US support for Israel could erode — Lew says

“There are risks in both the Right and the Left, of erosion on the margins, that only makes it more important for there to be bipartisan support,” Lew told an economic conference at Reichman U.

 Jack Lew, US ambassador to Israel, at a rally in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2024.

US has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7

While the officials didn't give a timeline for the shipments, the totals suggest there has been no significant drop-off in US military support for its ally.

 U.S. President Joe Biden reacts during a visit to a Waffle House, in Marietta, Georgia, after participating in a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 28, 2024.

Beyond conflict: Building Israel's future on strength and identity - opinion

Why should Israel find itself beholden to an ally that is not truly interested in our own self-defense?

 US DEFENSE Secretary Lloyd Austin receives Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, earlier this week.