Behind the public declarations and carefully staged gestures, deep uncertainty surrounds the cooperation between Jerusalem and Washington. Between the campaign against the Iranian axis, the Sunni sphere and global interests, this is less about personal gossip and more about calculations of power and interests.
For decades, the West has played with its hands tied by rules it imposed on itself. Non-Western states and terrorist organizations have exploited those constraints to undermine the West from within, and Israel has been the first to pay the price of this self-imposed policy.
What once divided Israel now commands broad acceptance, while Trump sees building as preferable to formal annexation.
Researchers at Lund University identified a fingerprint preserved in tar that sealed Scandinavia's oldest plank-built boat, revealing the vessel's Baltic Sea origins and rewriting theories about ancient maritime raiders who attacked Denmark over 2,000 years ago.
A report in the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar claims agreement stipulates that if Tehran refuses a new deal, new offensive will proceed, with a stark warning issued to Lebanon: Maintain neutrality or face a devastating Israeli offensive against Hezbollah strongholds in Dahiyeh and the Beqa'a.
