Some reports have cast this disconnect as indicative of a chasm between Trump and Israel. But this is a misreading. The divide is not between the president and Israel so much as between the president and Israel’s leader. Most Israelis support what Trump is doing—and oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza.

Edan Alexander’s mother, in a disgusting display of good-naturedness and lack of culture, does not thank the prime minister.”

Netanyahu has long trumpeted his ties to Trump. But the president is sidelining him on urgent issues like the Iran nuclear talks and the conflict with Houthi rebels.

During Tuesday’s State Department press briefing, Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott answered questions about claims that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

Documents published on the ICC website late Sunday also reveal that Israel has asked the court to halt its investigation into atrocity crimes in the Palestinian Territories.

The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.

Two separate investigative reports have raised serious questions about ulterior motives for International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan in filing charges against Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant and asking for arrest warrants.

Ofir Braslavski, father of hostage Rom Braslavski, who was taken hostage from the Nova desert rave on October 7, 2023, and is still held in Gaza by Palestinian terrorists, joins a protest sit-in organized by the Shift 101 group,