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Editor's Notes: Israel-US alliance after the aid is gone must become a partnership, not an MoU

Israel should stop talking like a needy recipient. America should stop pretending this is philanthropy. Both governments have decided the aid era is over, and that something new must come next.

US President Barack Obama (C-R), escorted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-L), view battery of Iron Dome, short-range missile defence system during a welcome ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he steps off Air Force One to board the new Qatari-gifted Boeing plane, enroute to the United States following his participation in the NATO Summit at Royal Air Force Mildenhall on July 08, 2026 in Mildenhall, England.

Withdrawal cannot be a gesture of faith: US, Israel must align on Lebanon - editorial

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at Tel Aviv University on July 8, 2026.

Rahm Emanuel: Democrats who support Israel can still lead the party to the White House

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Trump says Netanyahu 'knows who the boss is,' as leaders discuss possible White House visit


Netanyahu rejects partial hostage deal, Israel braces for nationwide strike for hostage release

Border Police officers killed in car crash • Israel to allow shelter supplies into Gaza • Israel strikes in southern Lebanon • IDF inches closer to Gaza City before occupation

 Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, July 12, 2025.

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

Netanyahu: Israel to enter talks for permanent ceasefire in Gaza after 60 days • Defense minister: Israel will strike Iran again if provoked • One murdered in West Bank terror attack

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 fights for us all’: Evangelical pastor calls IDF the shield of Western civilization

Earlier this month, Stearns had traveled to Israel with 46 pastors from the United States, whose return flight departed before Israel’s preemptive attack on Iran.

 "Israel is fighting the war and paying the greater price so that we in America and the West can be safer," says evangelical Bishop Robert Stearns.

'IDF movement on ground in Gaza aids US hostage efforts,' Adam Boehler says at 'Post' conference

"If Hamas wants to come and make a legitimate offer, we're always open to that," he said. "Part of that stems from the movement of the IDF on the ground."

US Hostage Envoy Adam Boehler speaks with Post journalists Zvika Klein and Amichai Stein at the Jerusalem Post Conference on May 19, 2025.

History will judge Netanyahu and Trump on whether they can keep US-Israel ties ironclad – editorial

Israel and the United States are bound not merely by interests but by values: democracy, innovation, and the conviction that free peoples.

 US President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, February 4, 2025

Over three-quarters of American Jews lack confidence in Trump’s handling of Iran, indicates survey

In January, 70% of those who supported Trump said they had high confidence in his handling of Iran.

 79% of American Jews lack confidence in Trump on Iran, April 28, 2025 (illustration).

Welcome to Israel, Ambassador Huckabee - opinion

Great days are promised to people who strive to help Israel and her people, and may Ambassador Huckabee always be a steward of that great blessing.

 WE ARE excited for US Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s tenure to begin. Israelis were thrilled that his first official activity wasn’t political in nature. Ambassador Huckabee visited the Western Wall, where he placed a note from President Trump, praying for the peace of Israel, says the writer.

Trump betrays Netanyahu with shifting Saudi, Iran priorities - opinion

Netanyahu's Washington trip got a surprise gut punch when Trump revealed the United States and Iran were about to begin negotiations on a nuclear agreement without Israel.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the US Congress in 2015.

Don’t panic – yet, despite the chaos caused by Trump’s tariffs - opinion

As an out-of-the-box thinker, Trump has taken mixed economic measures that were formerly considered paradoxical.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

WATCH: What do Trump's tariffs on Israel mean for the economy, hi-tech, and construction in Israel?

Attempting to avert Trump’s targeting, the Israeli government abolished all tariffs on US goods on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs alongside a photo of Netanyahu against a backdrop of a stock market chart. (illustration)