For many in Israel, it appears inevitable that US President Donald Trump will re-evaluate Washington’s ties with Israel, an alliance that has helped sustain the Israeli military since its formation in 1948 from a myriad of Zionist militias.Currently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is embarked on a hazardous course for his political survival, potentially facing prison due to his ongoing corruption charges and a general election that could throw him out of office later this year.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBetween Washington’s need to secure an agreement with Iran that includes Lebanon – which Israel has been bombing since 2023 – and the Israeli public’s desire to see that war continuing, Netanyahu is faced with one of the most challenging periods in his four-decade political career.After reports of frictions between the US and Iran during the previous war on Iran in June 2025, a year later relations appear to have deteriorated further due to disagreements on how to proceed with Tehran.Iran has made the end of Israel’s war in southern Lebanon a key demand in its negotiations with Washington on an eventual peace deal between the two countries, setting the US and Israel on course for major disagreements.Last month, an alleged leak of a phone call—not denied by the White House—saw Trump, a …
