Report: Trump ‘Disappointed’ in Netanyahu, Will Go It Alone in Middle EastJoel B. Pollak 8 May 2025
A report in Israel’s Israel Hayom says that President Donald Trump is “disappointed” in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has decided to make his next moves in the Middle East without him.
The report, published in Hebrew and citing two sources close to Trump, would seem to corroborate the observation that Trump has cut Netanyahu out of his decision-making process on major policy steps.
Last month, Trump surprised Netanyahu by announcing that the U.S. would begin “direct” talks with the Iranian regime over a new nuclear deal. And this week, he surprised Israel again by announcing that the U.S. had reached a separate ceasefire with the Houthi rebels in Yemen — who said they would still attack Israel.
The report (translated via Google Translate) suggests:
The sources explained that the president is interested in making decisions that he believes will advance the United States, particularly regarding Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. Israel was supposed to take part in some of these steps – apparently referring mainly to normalization with Saudi Arabia. However, according to Trump, Netanyahu is delaying making the necessary decisions. Against this background, the president is not willing to wait until Israel does what is expected of it and moves forward without it.
It should be noted that as part of normalization with Israel, Saudi Arabia expects an end to the war in Gaza and an Israeli declaration of a “horizon for a Palestinian state,” or similar wording. Minister Ron Dermer, who is handling the issue, devoted many hours to formulating the words related to Israel’s willingness to establish a “Palestinian state” in the future, given the public opposition to the idea and the political sensitivity of the term in Israel.
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The president’s anger is likely the explanation for Israel’s compartmentalization, both from the announcement of the ceasefire with the Houthis, and from Israel’s inclusion in the agreement. It should be noted that even after Trump announced the agreement with the Houthis, Israeli representatives handling relations with the US were unable to receive information from White House officials about what was happening for a day. In addition to Israel’s compartmentalization, Trump is not currently scheduled to visit Israel as part of his visit to the region next week.
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