Us israel relations

Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee view and approach Middle East very differently - opinion

Unlike Huckabee, Trump sees the Middle East in highly transactional terms and is set on using economically driven frameworks to broker further peace deals in the region.

US AMBASSADOR to Israel Mike Huckabee donates blood at the Magen David Adom headquarters in Ramle.
 HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.

Arab media claims Hamas fears possible joint US-Israeli ops. to free hostages in Gaza - report

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press after meeting with US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2025

Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives in Israel post-Washington trip

 Palestinians from clans hold guns and melee weapons to secure aid trucks in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 25, 2025.

Preventing the 'Hezbollah model' in Gaza: The 'day after' plans that Israel, US hope for - analysis


Israeli official to discuss Iran, Gaza in Monday visit to White House

Dermer, Israel's strategic affairs minister, will also discuss the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington later this summer, it said.

 Head of the negotiations for hostages release Minister Ron Dermer speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

WATCH: Knesset building illuminates in colors of US flag after strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

Knesset Speaker Ohana referred to Trump as the most important president in US history and the best friend the Jewish people have ever had in the White House.

 Knesset building illuminates in colors of US flag in honor of Trump's strikes on Iran nuclear facilities, June 22, 2025.

US strike reset Middle East, paves for Saudi-Israel pact, Lindsey Graham tells 'Post' - exclusive

Graham said he had already spoken to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who “made it very clear … Israel is not going to live this way anymore.”

 US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025.

Huckabee: If France wants a Palestinian state, build it in the French Riviera

Hamas condemned Huckabee's statement in the Fox News interview, calling it a "flagrant disregard for the legitimate national rights of our people."

 US Ambassador Mike Huckabee addresses the media outside the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 9, 2025.

Syria, Lebanon could join Abraham Accords before Saudi Arabia, Israeli amb. to US says

"I'm very upbeat about the potential for an Abraham Accord with Syria and Lebanon," the ambassador said.

 Syiran President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump.

Trump's visit to Middle East leaves behind confusion for Israel - opinion

The generous offer of advanced American arms, which Trump made to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was undoubtedly an unpleasant shock to Netanyahu.

 THE GENEROUS offer of advanced American arms, which US President Donald Trump made to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was undoubtedly an unpleasant shock to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the writer maintains.

Trump’s 2026 budget request includes plans for an Israeli-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’

It’s part of Trump’s proposal for a massive $113 billion increase in Department of Defense spending, a jump of 13%, amid widespread cuts elsewhere. 

 U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025.

‘The Jews are superior to us in everything’: Recording of former Egyptian president Nasser surfaces

In the recording, Nasser is heard acknowledging that the Arab world lacks the military capability to confront Israel.

 A MAN adjusts a billboard with pictures of former president Gamal Abdel Nasser, in Cairo, July 2002, the 50th anniversary of the revolution when the Free Officers, led by Nasser, seized power from the monarchy.

As Trump's eyes and ears in Israel, Huckabee’s role as ambassador will be vital - editorial

A conservative, Envangelical pastor, Huckabee has led thousands of participants on solidarity missions to Israel over the decades.

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee at the Western Wall, April 18, 2025.

Brooklyn event with Itamar Ben-Gvir cancelled days before his US trip

The event featuring the far-right Israeli minister was to be hosted by Beis Shmuel Chabad, a Crown Heights synagogue.

 Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to a court hearing of the Shin Bet official arrested in suspicion of leaking classified information to a journalist and a Minister at the court in Lod, April 15, 2025.

Trump „entsetzt“ über Rückgabe der Bibas-Kinder, sagt Sicherheitsberater Mike Waltz

Waltz sagte, die Übergabe der Leichen der Bibas-Kinder ohne ihre Mutter Shiri zeige, aus was für verachtenswerten Menschen die Hamas bestehe und warum sie Gaza niemals regieren dürften.

 US-Präsident Donald Trump im Weißen Haus in Washington, USA, 5. Februar 2025.