Lazar Berman

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Israel on Sunday after the IDF struck a Hezbollah target in Beirut, angering Tehran and potentially risking the deal Washington is trying to finalize with it.

Two days after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that “we are going to change the Middle East.”

Israelis fear the ‘dealmaker-in-chief' is sacrificing their security in pursuit of an Iran pact that benefits only Tehran.

As US President Donald Trump heads to Turkey for a NATO summit, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged Washington not to sell advanced weaponry to Ankara, and in particular F-35 jets.

Jordan is furious about Israel's continued refusal to renew a 2021 water agreement between the two neighbors, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday.

As US President Donald Trump visits Ankara for the annual NATO summit, Israel is doing what it can to convince the White House not to provide Turkey with advanced military hardware that would drastically improve its air force.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe.

The late US Senator Lindsey Graham “understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on

Israel engaged in a multi-year effort to recruit and re-install as leader Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The New York Times

Lazar Berman Israel engaged in a multi-year effort to recruit and install as Iran's leader former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The New York Times reports.