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Netanyahu’s ex-chief of staff Asher Hayon dies aged 58

The prime minister paid tribute to his former top aide’s ‘sound judgment, a huge heart, and human warmth’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Asher Hayon (L) with Prime Minister Netanyahu during his tenure as chief of staff (X/ShieldOfTruth)

US President Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House on February 03, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel

Trump says Herzog should be ‘ashamed’ for not offering Netanyahu pardon

By Jacob Jaffa

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President Trump meets Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on February 11, 2026 (GPO)

Iran

Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

By Jacob Jaffa

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US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, 2025. (Image: Getty)

By Yaakov Katz

Netanyahu returns to Washington as Gulf unity on Iran splinters

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Israel

Former Biden aide calls Netanyahu ‘ungrateful’ over claim US arms embargo led to IDF deaths

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Prime Minister Netanyahu emerges from a submarine during a visit to the military port of Haifa on November 17, 2009 (GPO)

Israeli Politics

Submarine affair enquiry finds ‘systemic failings’ that ‘endangered state security’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

US President Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

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Netanyahu accepts invitation to sit on Board of Peace

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Iran will face unprecedented force if it attacks Israel, warns Netanyahu as IDF readies for ‘surprise war’

The Israeli prime minister guaranteed in a Knesset address that Iran ‘will not return to being what it was’ in the wake of mass anti-regime protests

By Akiva van Koningsveld

2 min read

January 20, 2026 13:59

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate in the plenum hall of the Knesset on January 19, 2026 (Flash90)

Israel pushes back on Trump’s Board of Peace plan over Qatari and Turkish involvement

Reports suggest the members of the board, set to include Sir Tony Blair and US President Trump, will have to contribute $1 billion to secure a permanent seat

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 19, 2026 10:29

US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu shake hands as they arrive to speak to journalists during a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Gantz promises to join Netanyahu coalition if opposition falls short of majority

The former alternate prime minister called on opposition politicians ‘not to repeat the mistake’ of previous coalitions ahead of the upcoming elections this year

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 13, 2026 15:49

Leader of the Blue and White Party Benny Gantz MK leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on December 29, 2025 (Flash90)

Coalition MKs submit bill to scrap fraud and breach of trust offences from criminal code

The crimes make up two of the three charges currently face by Prime Minister Netanyahu, though it is not clear whether the law could be changed retroactively

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 12, 2026 15:16

Likud MK and coalition whip Ofir Katz leads a House committee meeting at the Knesset on December 29, 2025 (Flash90)

By Stephen Pollard

Misan Harriman and the moral collapse of progressives over Iran and Israel

If your oppressors are murderous theocrats but your supporters include the ‘wrong’ people – that is Zionists – many on the left may cancel your cry for freedom

3 min read

January 12, 2026 12:56

Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir’s push for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount

Israel’s national security minister has long maintained that prayer, including full prostration, should be allowed at the site, and has even suggested the construction of a synagogue there

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

January 6, 2026 13:46

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during Tishah b’Av, on August 3, 2025 (Flash90)

Tehran ‘in survival mode’ as Trump threatens ‘hard hit’ over protestor killings

Ayatollah Khamenei has pledged to put demonstrators ‘in their place’, but pressure is mounting on his regime as an economic crisis and fresh conflict with the US loom large

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

January 5, 2026 11:24

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his vote for the presidential runoff election on July 5, 2024 in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

Netanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushback

The Israeli prime minister submitted his request for clemency last month, but declined to admit any guilt in doing so

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

December 30, 2025 14:41

US President Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Trump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with Netanyahu

The US president voiced full support for Israel’s action in Gaza, but clashed with Netanyahu over the West Bank

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

December 30, 2025 10:59

US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu’s ex-chief of staff Asher Hayon dies aged 58

Trump says Herzog should be ‘ashamed’ for not offering Netanyahu pardon

Trump ‘insisted’ Iran talks continue in White House meeting with Netanyahu

Netanyahu returns to Washington as Gulf unity on Iran splinters

Former Biden aide calls Netanyahu ‘ungrateful’ over claim US arms embargo led to IDF deaths

Submarine affair enquiry finds ‘systemic failings’ that ‘endangered state security’

Netanyahu accepts invitation to sit on Board of Peace

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