Venture capitalist Michael Eisenberg. Credit: Bar Ratner/AP, artwork by Yael AharonovichMichael Eisenberg parlayed success in Israeli high-tech into growing influence over diplomacy, Gaza policy and relations with Washington. Critics say the traits that made him a star investor may be ill-suited to matters of war and state. In Gaza, his first major venture ended in resounding failure08:04 AM • June 06 2026 IDTIn October 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump came to speak at the Knesset. Ahead of the speech, a competition of sorts unfolded in the parliament's corridors among guests and associates, all vying for a coveted prize: an invitation to a private cocktail party on the Knesset balcony and a chance to mingle with Trump, his daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner.In the NewsHow Venture Capitalist Michael Eisenberg Became a Powerful Netanyahu ConfidantU.S. Strikes Iran Radar Sites After Tehran Launches Drones at U.S. VesselsForget Bibi and October 7: This Year's Election Should Be About the HaredimIranian FM: 'Had Lebanon Been Bargaining Chip for Iran, We'd Have Deal Long Ago'Ireland Bars Entry of Smotrich and Ben-Gvir Into the CountryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkIsrael's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This''Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report SaysThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartThey Fled Putin's Russia for Israel – and Could Swing the Election