The release of Edan Alexander yesterday did nothing to blunt the growing fury toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from both Americans and Israelis.Surprise, surprise.Netanyahu is feeling the heat after Alexander's return,

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said French President Emmanuel Macron was siding with a "murderous Islamist terrorist organisation” after Macron accused Netanyahu's

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

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would normally celebrate a hostage release such as that taking place on Monday, though in this case the deal with Hamas is another sign US President Donald Trump is starting to make decisions without him.

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.

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.

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