The President’s support for Johnson may do the latter no good among voters, but it’s likely to do him no harm among another electorate – Tory activists.
It would be a hazardous balancing act, but he has a slight edge over his opponents.
The odds are stacking ever higher against the man who has dominated his country’s politics for years.
The numbers in the Knesset are finely balanced, and the search is on for a figurehead to end Netanyahu’s decade in power.
Delivering on his campaign promise to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy accordingly hasn’t helped.
Plus: ditching Corbyn – it’s not that easy for Britain’s Jews. And: thanks to Tracey Crouch and Danny Kruger, the Big Society is back.
Plus: Why it’s unfair to misrepresent Poland’s history; and the joy of a good book and a large cigar.
The use of live ammunition is the result of decisions either made or approved by the defence minister.
The Israeli Prime Minister senses a chance to finally succeed in his years-long campaign to persuade the United States to bomb Iran’s nuclear programme.
The deal won’t stop Iran’s nuclear programme for good, but it is still better than alternative, military means of non-proliferation.
Our relationship with Israel makes us safer, healthier, and more prosperous.
In political terms, 2016 is turning out to be every bit as important, in historical terms, as 1968.
Allowing Russia to become top dog in the Middle East has consequences for Europe – including Britain.
But it is important to acknowledge that there are growing concerns within Israel about the rise of antisemitism in Britain.