According to a recent Israeli source speaking to CNN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pointing fingers in private meetings specifically at Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Trump's trusted envoys holding them responsible for the growing rift between him and the Trump administration.
Here's what's really going on behind the scenes.
US President Joe Biden said he warned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of future acts of violence against government critics at their meeting in Jeddah. He made it clear to the heir to the throne that another act like the murder of journalist and government critic Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018 would result in a "response" from the United States, said Biden after his consultations with bin Salman in the Saudi Arabian port city.
A few meters from the walls of the Old City, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem has become the most luxurious fortress in Israel, serving as the setting for the meetings of US President Joe Biden on the second day of his first tour in the Middle East.
The leader has conveyed four central messages to Prime Minister Yair Lapid: the commitment to Israel's security ("as long as the US is there, you will never be alone"), the promise to avoid a nuclear Iran, the promotion of the normalization of relations with Arab countries and, finally, the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
US President Joe Biden pledged US "unwavering" support to Israel at the start of his Middle East trip. Relations between the two countries are "deeper and stronger than ever," he said after landing in Tel Aviv. His government will work for the further integration of Israel in its neighborhood.
Israel has over the past two years struck agreements to establish diplomatic relations with several Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, through US mediation. Observers assume that Biden also wants to mediate serious contacts between Israel and Saudi Arabia in the course of his trip to the Middle East. The US President meets Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday.
The Pegasus cyber espionage program is once again making headlines in the Israeli media. But this time not because of the claim that another country has used it to spy on activists or journalists instead of the declared purpose (fight against international terrorism and crime) for which it bought the sophisticated system from the Israeli company NSO.
The reason is that, as revealed by the Israeli newspaper 'Calcalist', the Police have used the software to penetrate the mobile phones of Israeli citizens and extract information from them without permission or judicial supervision.
Syria has criticized Israel's plans to expand settlements in the Golan Heights. Israel wants to cement its occupation of the area with this dangerous and unprecedented act, announced the Foreign Ministry in Damascus. Syria feels an obligation to its compatriots who live in the area and who have steadfastly resisted occupation and annexation.
A year after the resumption of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Raed of Abu Dhabi has met with the Israeli Prime Minister.
The Israeli prime minister said he wanted to boost economic and trade ties between the two countries.
Former President Donald Trump was interviewing an Israeli journalist, Barack Reeve, on a book he wrote on the Middle East when he slammed Netanyahu for angrily congratulating Joe Biden on his election as the new US president. ۔
International media report said it will revive Washington's key mission for the Palestinians in a move which the disputed city.
It should be noted that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had said on Saturday that there was no room for another US mission in Jerusalem.
The Trump administration closed the US Consulate in Jerusalem, an office that had served as a de facto embassy for Palestinians for years.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has vowed to reopen it.
A move that Israel says will challenge its sovereignty over the city.
This is the latest sign of the expansion of relations between the UAE and Israel since they returned to normal in September last year.
The new service will connect Israel to the global route network without interruption, according to a report by the foreign news agency AFP, based in Dubai and one of the world's largest airlines.
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