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SvennoJ on 29 December 2025
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Netanyahu meets with Rubio before Trump

The Israeli prime minister has met with the top US diplomat before his meeting with Trump. In a post on the social media platform X, Netanyahu said it was a “great” meeting with Rubio.

The US secretary of state has been peripherally involved in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, which have been spearheaded by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.



Netanyahu pushes for more strikes on Iran, clashing with Trump’s priorities

Netanyahu has been warning of a grave Iranian threat to Israel and the world for more than 30 years.

Trump heeded those warnings in June and bombed Tehran’s nuclear facilities. But it appears that Netanyahu is still not satisfied and will be pushing for more military actions against Iran when he meets with Trump again today.

This time, the focus is on Iran’s missile programme. Israeli officials and their US allies are beating the drums of war against Iran once again, arguing that Tehran’s missiles must be addressed urgently.

But analysts said another clash with Iran would stand in stark opposition to Trump’s stated foreign policy priorities.

Sina Toossi, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, a think tank, said that — while Trump is pushing to deepen economic cooperation and forge diplomatic ties between Israel and Arab states — Netanyahu is seeking military domination over the region.

“This desire for perpetual US involvement, for perpetual wars against Iran to really break the Iranian state, reflects Israel’s aim for unchallenged dominance, unchallenged hegemony and expansionism,” Toossi said.


Netanyahu says he spoke with Elon Musk on Sunday

The Israeli prime minister says he spoke with billionaire Elon Musk, a prominent Trump ally, on Sunday to discuss technological development.

“The Prime Minister and Musk spoke at length about the advancement and development of AI technologies in Israel,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. “The Prime Minister said that we intend to catapult Israel forward and turn it into a global leader in the field, exactly as we did with cyber and other technologies.”

Netanyahu says Trump will be awarded Israel Prize

Speaking at the news conference, Netanyahu said Trump would be recognised with the annual Israel Prize, considered the country’s highest honour. Netanyahu added that it was the first time in history that the prize had not been given to an Israeli citizen.

“We decided to break a convention or create a new one, and that is to award the Israel Prize, which, in almost our 80 years, we’ve never awarded it to a non-Israeli, and we’re going to award it this year to President Trump,” Netanyahu said.

“I have to say that this reflects the overwhelming sentiment of Israelis across the spectrum. They appreciate what you’ve done to help Israel and to help our common battle against the terrorists and those who would destroy our civilisation.”