Democratic US Senate nominee and vocal Israel critic compares Jewish state to a friend who pits one against their other friends

Netanyahu cast doubt on accounts of Jewish attacks on diplomats, priests and journalists over the weekend. With the election a week away, coalition calculations are taking precedence

After US leader gave PM his backing, the vice president, who previously endorsed Orban and met with German far right, says he's focusing on midterms, not 'getting involved' in Israeli vote

Meeting said to have been held at Ovda airbase, where US jets are stationed; US defense secretary confirms previously unannounced visit to region to meet troops, but doesn't specify location

Washington Institute's David Makovsky says decision contradicts 'longstanding US practice of avoiding explicit endorsements'; Mark Levin calls complaints 'partisan political whine'

Experts suggest US president's remarks won't sway either supporters or opponents of prime minister, though it might help focus attention away from other current campaign issues

From her hospital bed, Heidi Levine says PM's suggestion that settlers were trying to help her up is 'such a lie and the biggest insult'; Huckabee decries 'despicable act of terror'

US president says Israeli officials want him him to be involved in Netanyahu's reelection campaign; says US won’t nuke Iran as he considers dropping ‘Mother of All Bombs’

With Washington turning against military aid, a new bilateral framework could take shape based on industrial output and tech integration, but politics will still shape Jerusalem's access to arms