Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former U.S. President Donald Trump recently reiterated their shared goal for reshaping Middle East geopolitics, with Netanyahu making public comments such as, ‘Together we will make the Middle East great again.” His words came in response to Trump’s renewed public backing for Israel’s diplomatic and military initiatives within the region.
Netanyahu publicly thanked President Donald Trump for supporting a Gaza ceasefire and hostage agreement on X (formerly Twitter), writing: “Thank you President Donald Trump – together we will make the Middle East great again!”
Trump’s statement reflected the pro-Israel tone of his Truth Social message which demanded “MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA AND RETURN HOSTAGES!!”, while also condemning ongoing legal proceedings against Prime Minister Netanyahu during negotiations. Reuters.com
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Trump issued a tweet urging Israeli authorities to put an immediate stop to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial, calling it a political witch hunt and warning it would interfere with negotiations with Hamas and Iran. U.S. support remains contingent upon Israel prioritizing diplomacy and regional security as the main objectives.
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Netanyahu’s response underlines the strategic alliance between Washington and Jerusalem. In prior remarks by Netanyahu praising U.S. airstrikes coordinated with President Donald Trump that targeted Iranian nuclear installations as being successful at debilitating Tehran, and adding that “we must thank our great friend… President Trump,” for their contribution in military action taken against Iran.
Netanyahu described the recent conflict with Iran as a “victory,” claiming it created fresh momentum for diplomatic breakthroughs. Netanyahu pointed to plans to widen Abraham Accords by potentially including Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Trump famously pledged in 2025 to “MAKE THE MIDDLE EAST GREAT AGAIN!,” mediating a temporary Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement while proposing that Russian President Vladimir Putin play an intermediary role in talks between Tehran and Washington. Reuter’s has noted this renewed rhetoric of regional transformation recalls these words of his.
Yet this assertive diplomacy remains met with suspicion. While around 83% of Jewish Israelis supported Iran strikes, Gaza’s humanitarian toll and estimated 56,000+ Palestinian deaths (according to various sources) has provoked domestic and international criticism of Israel’s hardliners who push for prolonged operations there. Negotiations efforts regarding remaining hostages from Gaza remain fraught while hardliners push for continued operations there.
American political dynamics further complicate matters. President Trump’s hawkish approach clashes with his traditional supporters who may view this move as foreign interference; at the same time, Senator Ted Cruz and other interventionists welcome any additional U.S. pressure against Iran. For more details see https://reuters.com
+1 The Netanyahu-Trump accord is part of a wider regional gambit, where Israeli options include expanding normalization deals under Abraham Accords and using stability deals for arms cooperation and technology exchange with Gulf states. U.S. pressure could prove key in convincing reluctant partners.
However, significant challenges lie ahead: brokering a ceasefire in Gaza which ensures hostage releases, managing fallout over Iran’s nuclear facilities and closing humanitarian gaps. Critics caution that coercive leverage may backfire by alienating Palestinians and amplifying regional backlash; whether this high-profile alliance translates into lasting peace remains to be seen.
Netanyahu and Trump are rallying behind a common slogan – “Make the Middle East great again”–to foster stability on an unstable political scene. In the long term, however, their success lies in turning rhetoric into effective outcomes that foster dialogue and unity between their two camps.