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Editor's Notes: Why Israel is investing in MAGA-friendly diplomacy

A warm, informal outreach can touch hearts where formal diplomats cannot.

THE MAGA INFLUENCER tour is just one plank in a broader, if quiet, reorientation of Israeli public diplomacy.
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a bilateral dinner held by US President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 7, 2025.

Behaving like a child: White House increasingly worried about Netanyahu's Mideast goals - report

 Mike Fey (left) and Dan Amiga, co-founders of Island.

J.P. Morgan joins Island’s $250 m. Series E, valuing Israeli cyber firm at $5 b.

Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by Trump, speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on Monday in Washington.

Israel at War day 643: What's going on in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?


Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, says Middle East peace possible

Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff earlier on Monday • PM set to ask Trump to greenlight action against any Iranian nuclear activity

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 7, 2025.

Jewish unity is no longer optional - opinion

Do we want to keep pouring energy into internal feuds? Now is the moment to build bridges – within Israel, between Israel and the Diaspora, and across our global Jewish communities.

 THE BORDER area with the Gaza Strip, last week: No army, no matter how brave, can win the long war if the people behind them are at war with themselves, the writer states.

'Promise made, promise kept': Huckabee praises Trump, Netanyahu's bold leadership in action

Israel and America, and their two unflappable leaders, provided more than a peaceful night for Israelis. They presented a humbler Iran to the world.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump shake hands following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, April 7, 2025.

Tehran has only bad options, Trump and Netanyahu have golden opportunities - opinion

Following US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Tehran faces dire consequences. Military action or diplomatic talks could reshape the region’s balance of power."

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office last week: Israeli officials responsible for trade with the US have no clue how the trade gap with the US can be abolished without damaging Israel’s economic interests, the writer maintains.

Shared society in crisis and hope: Education’s role in Israel’s recovery - opinion

Israel’s government has a vested interest, indeed a responsibility, to design a comprehensive educational plan that will teach all our children how to live in a shared, prosperous society.

 ISRAELI ARAB and Jewish youth often meet for the first time at Givat Haviva. The demand for shared society encounters is growing, the writer asserts.

‘Israel killed JFK’: Another antisemitic conspiracy levelled against the Jews - opinion

We destroyed the industries of the horse and buggy, as well as for Kodak cameras, typewriters, and the hula hoop. Hey, you don’t see many of them around lately, do you?

 Left to right: Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion, with F. D. Roosevelt Jr. and John F. Kennedy during their visit to Israel, October 8, 1951

The US-Israel partnership grows in the face of Qatari money - opinion

If Israel had effective public diplomacy, we would be bombarded with news alerts detailing the military, medical, and hi-tech gains Israel provided America from this ugly war.

 US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025.

Israel favors upgrading US free trade deal, economy minister says

Israel seeks to update its free trade deal with the US amid Donald Trump's sweeping new global tariffs.

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US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders-led effort to block arms sales to Israel

The Senate voted 82-15 and 83-15 to reject two resolutions of disapproval over sales of massive bombs and other offensive military equipment.

 US Senate floor

Trump tariffs on Israel a regression in trade relations: Israeli officials, businesses react

Officials said they were convinced that Israel's decision to cancel Israeli tariffs on US imports would prevent US tariffs on Israel.

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025

What the US can learn about hostages from Israel: No one left behind – analysis

Why does hostage recovery spark national urgency in Israel but not in the US?

 Shift 101 in front of the Kirya IDF Military Headquarters in Tel Aviv in silent calls for the release of all remaining hostages.