US-Israel Tensions: From Alliance to Open Confrontation

Tel Aviv, Washington. US President Donald Trump was clearly pleased when he announced a breakthrough in his peace plan for Gaza at the end of July. “We have achieved historic progress,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. Hamas will be completely disarmed. "Congratulations to everyone on this incredible development that everyone said couldn't be achieved!" he posted in all caps.

But it only took a few days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brusquely rebuffed him. “Israel does not accept the 15-point document,” he said. And he added: Israel doesn't need any advice, it knows how to defend its position - "if necessary even to our best friends."

The relationship between the US and Israel has deteriorated rapidly in recent months. Five months ago, Israel's beach promenades and country roads often fluttered alongside the country's flag as well as that of the USA. Even shortly after both countries attacked Iran on February 28, the alliance still appeared close.

Experts describe the relationship between the two countries as “extraordinary”. But now experts like Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the US think tank Carnegie, say: "I have never seen Israeli-American relations, and in particular Israel's reputation and credibility in the United States and beyond, under so much pressure."