Current sectionU.S. NewsAnalysis New details in a book by NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan show how Trump's frustration with Netanyahu often failed to translate into leveraged action. Emerging ties with Qatar and Turkey could give him greater latitude to act on itShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Samuels08:08 PM • June 29 2026 IDTWASHINGTON – After weeks of unprecedented White House excoriations and public pronouncements of a forever-changed U.S.-Israel alliance, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would love nothing more than to prove he can read the geopolitical chessboard better than his critics.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel - U.S.Donald TrumpBenjamin NetanyahuTurkeyQatarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackIsrael CrimeWest BankHezbollahHaQuizHaaretz PodcastQatar and Turkey Could Be the Winners in Trump's Fractured Israel RelationshipNetanyahu Says Trial Is Political Persecution; Judges Back Dropping Bribe ChargeDetailed Diagrams of Tanks and Drones: Ukraine Exposing Russian Weaponry OnlineIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWhy Young, Straight Israeli Men Are Losing Interest in SexRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel Ideology