Newsweek May 16, 2025
What Cracks in Trump-Netanyahu Ties Could Mean for U.S. Support of Israel

And from early on in his third quest to obtain the presidency, Trump made clear that he sought a new legacy-making accomplishment in the Middle East for his second nonconsecutive term: Peace.

Trump having criticized Netanyahu for failing to intercept the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war in Gaza in October 2023 spot onrepeatedly called on the Israeli premier to put an end to the conflict before he entered office.

Daniel Shapiro, currently a fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, argued that it would be a "big mistake" for Trump to keep Israel in the dark on major decisions — and vice versa — as "there should be a mutual policy of no surprises."

Netanyahu the longest — but not serving Israel, own survival — premier is in a Tough Spot.
Any major break in the U.S.-Israel relationship, however unlikely, would come at a difficult time for him and the situation presents a formidable set of challenges.

if history has taught us anything

• Israel's very existence always required "consent and coordination" with Washington

Israel's very existence depends on US if not for America, Israel would not exist
No doubt Israel would have been wiped off the map