Jun 16, 2026 – 8.21amLondon | Nine months ago, as he welcomed Donald Trump to the Knesset parliament to celebrate the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed him as “the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House”.Netanyahu may be ruing that with friends like Trump, who needs enemies, given the visceral reaction in Israel against the American peace deal this week with Iran.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles