Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today Many of Trump's Mideast aspirations hinge on Israel not being a headache or distraction, so there is no reason for him – whether morally, ethically, politically, geostrategically – to not prioritize calming tensions in the West BankShare 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 formatSubscribe08:08 PM • July 27 2026 IDTWASHINGTON — The lion's share of attention in the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undoubtedly be dedicated to Iran, with some table scraps dedicated to the countries' upcoming elections in the next few months.CommentsIn the NewsShin Bet Chief Urges Agency Be Kept Out of Politics Amid Election Security RowTrump Doesn't Realize the Risk Settler Violence Poses to His Plans. He Soon WillNetanyahu Visits Trump With Fewer Allies and No Good OptionsIsrael Gives anti-Muslim Geert Wilders High-level Welcome, Settlement TourAbbas' UAL Breaks With Islamic Movement in Push to Expand Voter BaseRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With IsraelWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?Israel's Bad Bets on Argentina: First the World Cup, Now the Falklands?